Recognised as Colour

#B87C8F

#B87C8F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B87C8F is a red with RGB values 184, 124, 143 and HSL 341°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B87C8F#B87C8F

HEX#B87C8F

RGBrgb(184, 124, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4863, 0.5608

RGB percentages72.2%, 48.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(341, 29.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341, 32.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 32.6%, 22.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,090,511

CSS custom property--colour: #B87C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#478370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#92918Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C27983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 23.3 Pink · ΔE 25.4 Thistle · ΔE 26.4 Gray · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CB8A5

Analogous#B87CAD, #B8877C

Triadic#8FB87C, #7C8FB8

Split complementary#7CB887, #7CADB8

Tetradic#ADB87C, #7CB8A5, #877CB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDFE4

Lighter +20%#DCBEC8

Lighter +10%#CA9DAB

Darker −10%#A65B73

Darker −20%#86485C

Darker −30%#653645

Darker −40%#43252E

More saturated +25%#D16386

Less saturated −25%#9F9598

Channel breakdown

R184

G124

B143

Red184 (72.2%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue341°

Saturation (HSL)29.7%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 7C · B 8F

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B87C8F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,055.556 g/mol
96 atoms

B87C8F has a molar mass of 1,055.556 g/mol, made up of 96 atoms across 3 elements: 87 × B, 8 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,055.556 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule96

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.752792 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7051836 × 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

B89.1%

C9.1%

F1.8%

Boron (B × 87)940.47 g/mol, 89.097%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 9.103%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.8%

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