Recognised as Colour

#B3968C

#B3968C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B3968C is a orange with RGB values 179, 150, 140 and HSL 15°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B3968C#B3968C

HEX#B3968C

RGBrgb(179, 150, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5882, 0.549

RGB percentages70.2%, 58.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(15.4, 20.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 21.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 16.2%, 21.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,769,484

CSS custom property--colour: #B3968C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#4C6973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D998Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 17 Silver · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CA9B3

Analogous#B38C96, #B3A98C

Triadic#8CB396, #968CB3

Split complementary#8CB3A9, #8C96B3

Tetradic#96B38C, #8CA9B3, #AA8CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EAE8

Lighter +20%#DCCEC9

Lighter +10%#C7B2AB

Darker −10%#9F7A6D

Darker −20%#836256

Darker −30%#644B42

Darker −40%#45342E

More saturated +25%#CB8A74

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R179

G150

B140

Red179 (70.2%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue15.38°

Saturation (HSL)20.42%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 96 · B 8C

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B3968C (chemical formula)

Formula
42,906.091 g/mol
3969 atoms

B3968C has a molar mass of 42,906.091 g/mol, made up of 3969 atoms across 2 elements: 3968 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass42,906.091 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3969

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.124724 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.4035631 × 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%

C0%

Boron (B × 3968)42,894.08 g/mol, 99.972%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.028%

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