Recognised as Colour
#B3797F
- #B3797F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B3797F is a red with RGB values 179, 121, 127 and HSL 354°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B3797F#B3797F
HEX#B3797F
RGBrgb(179, 121, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4745, 0.498
RGB percentages70.2%, 47.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(353.8, 27.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 32.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 29.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,047
CSS custom property--colour: #B3797F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4C8680
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79B3AD
Analogous#B3799C, #B39079
Triadic#7FB379, #797FB3
Split complementary#79B390, #799CB3
Tetradic#9CB379, #79B3AD, #9079B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G121
B127
Red179 (70.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue353.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 79 · B 7F
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B3797F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 41,064.568 g/mol
- 3798 atoms
B3797F has a molar mass of 41,064.568 g/mol, made up of 3798 atoms across 2 elements: 3797 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass41,064.568 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule3798
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule6.8189319 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.4665053 × 10^19
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%
F0%
Boron (B × 3797)41,045.57 g/mol, 99.954%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.046%
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