Recognised as Colour

#B36669

#B36669
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B36669 is a red with RGB values 179, 102, 105 and HSL 358°, 34%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B36669#B36669

HEX#B36669

RGBrgb(179, 102, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4, 0.4118

RGB percentages70.2%, 40%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(357.7, 33.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 43%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 43%, 41.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,757,161

CSS custom property--colour: #B36669;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#4C9996

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767369no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#888268no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C15D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 17.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1 Light coral · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1 Sienna · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66B3B0

Analogous#B3668F, #B38A66

Triadic#69B366, #6669B3

Split complementary#66B38A, #6690B3

Tetradic#8FB366, #66B3B0, #8A66B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EEEF

Lighter +30%#E6CCCD

Lighter +20%#D5AAAC

Lighter +10%#C4888A

Darker −10%#9A4C4F

Darker −20%#783B3E

Darker −30%#562A2C

Darker −40%#331A1B

More saturated +25%#D0494F

Less saturated −25%#968383

Channel breakdown

R179

G102

B105

Red179 (70.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue357.66°

Saturation (HSL)33.62%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 66 · B 69

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B36669 (chemical formula)

Formula
396,391.89 g/mol
36669 atoms

B36669 has a molar mass of 396,391.89 g/mol, made up of 36669 atoms across 1 element: 36669 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass396,391.89 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule36669

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.5822422 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram1.5192391 × 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 × 36669)396,391.89 g/mol, 100%

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