Recognised as Colour

#B79CAC

#B79CAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B79CAC is a magenta with RGB values 183, 156, 172 and HSL 324°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B79CAC#B79CAC

HEX#B79CAC

RGBrgb(183, 156, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6118, 0.6745

RGB percentages71.8%, 61.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(324.4, 15.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.4, 14.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 14.8%, 6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,196

CSS custom property--colour: #B79CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#486353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DA1ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A5ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 13.7 Silver · ΔE 17.2 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CB7A7

Analogous#B59CB7, #B79C9F

Triadic#ACB79C, #9CACB7

Split complementary#9FB79C, #9CB7B5

Tetradic#B7B59C, #9CB7A7, #9C9FB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5F6

Lighter +20%#E2D7DE

Lighter +10%#CCBAC5

Darker −10%#A27E93

Darker −20%#89647A

Darker −30%#6C4E60

Darker −40%#4E3945

More saturated +25%#CC87B0

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R183

G156

B172

Red183 (71.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue324.44°

Saturation (HSL)15.79%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9C · B AC

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Also reads as

B79CaC (chemical formula)

Formula
906.079 g/mol
81 atoms

B79CaC has a molar mass of 906.079 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 3 elements: 79 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass906.079 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule81

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5045796 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6463749 × 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

B94.3%

Ca4.4%

C1.3%

Boron (B × 79)853.99 g/mol, 94.251%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 4.423%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.326%

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