Recognised as Colour

#B23056

#B23056
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B23056 is a red with RGB values 178, 48, 86 and HSL 342°, 58%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B23056#B23056

HEX#B23056

RGBrgb(178, 48, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1882, 0.3373

RGB percentages69.8%, 18.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(342.5, 57.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 73%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 73%, 51.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,677,782

CSS custom property--colour: #B23056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#4DCFA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505257no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#726C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C21340no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.1 Brown · ΔE 22.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28.9 Light coral · ΔE 29.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30B28C

Analogous#B23097, #B24B30

Triadic#56B230, #3056B2

Split complementary#30B24B, #3097B2

Tetradic#97B230, #30B28C, #4B30B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC0CD

Lighter +30%#E398AE

Lighter +20%#D8708E

Lighter +10%#CE476F

Darker −10%#8A2543

Darker −20%#621A2F

Darker −30%#39101C

Darker −40%#110508

More saturated +25%#CE144A

Less saturated −25%#964C62

Channel breakdown

R178

G48

B86

Red178 (69.8%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue342.46°

Saturation (HSL)57.52%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 30 · B 56

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B23056 (chemical formula)

Formula
249,235.36 g/mol
23056 atoms

B23056 has a molar mass of 249,235.36 g/mol, made up of 23056 atoms across 1 element: 23056 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass249,235.36 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23056

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.1386505 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.4162465 × 10^18

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

B100%

Boron (B × 23056)249,235.36 g/mol, 100%

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