Recognised as Colour

#B46C77

#B46C77
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B46C77 is a red with RGB values 180, 108, 119 and HSL 351°, 32%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B46C77#B46C77

HEX#B46C77

RGBrgb(180, 108, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4235, 0.4667

RGB percentages70.6%, 42.4%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(350.8, 32.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 40%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 33.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,824,247

CSS custom property--colour: #B46C77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#4B9388

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C06570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.9 Light pink · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CB4A9

Analogous#B46C9B, #B4856C

Triadic#77B46C, #6C77B4

Split complementary#6CB485, #6C9BB4

Tetradic#9BB46C, #6CB4A9, #856CB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3F4

Lighter +30%#E8D1D5

Lighter +20%#D6B0B5

Lighter +10%#C58E96

Darker −10%#9D505C

Darker −20%#7B3F48

Darker −30%#592E34

Darker −40%#381C21

More saturated +25%#D05064

Less saturated −25%#98888A

Channel breakdown

R180

G108

B119

Red180 (70.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue350.83°

Saturation (HSL)32.43%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6C · B 77

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B46C77 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,422.107 g/mol
123 atoms

B46C77 has a molar mass of 1,422.107 g/mol, made up of 123 atoms across 2 elements: 46 × B, 77 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,422.107 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule123

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3614642 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.2346608 × 10^20

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

B35%

C65%

Boron (B × 46)497.26 g/mol, 34.966%

Carbon (C × 77)924.847 g/mol, 65.034%

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