Recognised as Colour

#B78B79

#B78B79
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B78B79 is a orange with RGB values 183, 139, 121 and HSL 17°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B78B79#B78B79

HEX#B78B79

RGBrgb(183, 139, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5451, 0.4745

RGB percentages71.8%, 54.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(17.4, 30.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.4, 33.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 33.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,028,793

CSS custom property--colour: #B78B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#487486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09879no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C28486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1 Tan · ΔE 18.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 20 Burlywood · ΔE 22 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8 Gray · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79A5B7

Analogous#B77986, #B7AA79

Triadic#79B78B, #8B79B7

Split complementary#79B7AA, #7986B7

Tetradic#86B779, #79A5B7, #AA79B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#ECE1DD

Lighter +20%#DBC4BB

Lighter +10%#C9A89A

Darker −10%#A56F58

Darker −20%#835847

Darker −30%#624235

Darker −40%#412C23

More saturated +25%#D1805F

Less saturated −25%#9D9693

Channel breakdown

R183

G139

B121

Red183 (71.8%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue17.42°

Saturation (HSL)30.1%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 8B · B 79

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B78B79 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,697.17 g/mol
157 atoms

B78B79 has a molar mass of 1,697.17 g/mol, made up of 157 atoms across 1 element: 157 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,697.17 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule157

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.8182171 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.5483427 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 157)1,697.17 g/mol, 100%

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