Recognised as Colour

#B23058

#B23058
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B23058 is a red with RGB values 178, 48, 88 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

#B23058#B23058

HEX#B23058

RGBrgb(178, 48, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1882, 0.3451

RGB percentages69.8%, 18.8%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(341.5, 57.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 73%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 73%, 50.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,677,784

CSS custom property--colour: #B23058;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#4DCFA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5259no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#726C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C21441no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.4 Light coral · ΔE 29.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30B28A

Analogous#B23099, #B24930

Triadic#58B230, #3058B2

Split complementary#30B249, #3099B2

Tetradic#99B230, #30B28A, #4930B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC0CE

Lighter +30%#E398AF

Lighter +20%#D87090

Lighter +10%#CE4771

Darker −10%#8A2544

Darker −20%#621A30

Darker −30%#39101C

Darker −40%#110509

More saturated +25%#CE144D

Less saturated −25%#964C63

Channel breakdown

R178

G48

B88

Red178 (69.8%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue341.54°

Saturation (HSL)57.52%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 30 · B 58

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B23058 (chemical formula)

Formula
249,256.98 g/mol
23058 atoms

B23058 has a molar mass of 249,256.98 g/mol, made up of 23058 atoms across 1 element: 23058 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass249,256.98 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23058

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.1390095 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.416037 × 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 × 23058)249,256.98 g/mol, 100%

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