Recognised as Colour

#B87272

#B87272
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B87272 is a red with RGB values 184, 114, 114 and HSL 0°, 33%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B87272#B87272

HEX#B87272

RGBrgb(184, 114, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4471, 0.4471

RGB percentages72.2%, 44.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(0, 33%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 38%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 38%, 38%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,087,922

CSS custom property--colour: #B87272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#478D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#918A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C56A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Light coral · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Light pink · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72B8B8

Analogous#B87295, #B89572

Triadic#72B872, #7272B8

Split complementary#72B895, #7295B8

Tetradic#95B872, #72B8B8, #9572B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFA

Lighter +30%#EBD8D8

Lighter +20%#DAB6B6

Lighter +10%#C99494

Darker −10%#A45353

Darker −20%#824242

Darker −30%#603131

Darker −40%#3F1F1F

More saturated +25%#D35858

Less saturated −25%#9E8D8D

Channel breakdown

R184

G114

B114

Red184 (72.2%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)33.02%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 72 · B 72

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Harmonies

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B87272 (chemical formula)

Formula
943,410.32 g/mol
87272 atoms

B87272 has a molar mass of 943,410.32 g/mol, made up of 87272 atoms across 1 element: 87272 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass943,410.32 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule87272

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5665697 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram6.3833738 × 10^17

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 × 87272)943,410.32 g/mol, 100%

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Elements in this formula

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