Recognised as Colour

#C8CBBE

#C8CBBE
Green
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#C8CBBE is a green with RGB values 200, 203, 190 and HSL 74°, 11%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C8CBBE#C8CBBE

HEX#C8CBBE

RGBrgb(200, 203, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7961, 0.7451

RGB percentages78.4%, 79.6%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(73.8, 11.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.8, 6.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK1.5%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,159,358

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#373441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDC9BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDCABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C9C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.8 Silver · ΔE 7.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Antique white · ΔE 14.7 Linen · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C1BECB

Analogous#CBC7BE, #C2CBBE

Triadic#BEC8CB, #CBBEC8

Split complementary#BEC2CB, #C7BECB

Tetradic#BECBC8, #C1BECB, #CBBEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F7

Lighter +10%#E0E2DA

Darker −10%#B0B4A2

Darker −20%#989E85

Darker −30%#7F856B

Darker −40%#646954

More saturated +25%#D0DAAF

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R200

G203

B190

Red200 (78.4%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue73.85°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C8 · G CB · B BE

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C8CBBe (chemical formula)

Formula
127.9212 g/mol
11 atoms

C8CBBe has a molar mass of 127.9212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass127.9212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1241815 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.7076956 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C84.5%

B8.5%

Be7%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 84.504%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 8.451%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 7.045%

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