Recognised as Colour

#B95B5B

#B95B5B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B95B5B is a red with RGB values 185, 91, 91 and HSL 0°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B95B5B#B95B5B

HEX#B95B5B

RGBrgb(185, 91, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3569, 0.3569

RGB percentages72.5%, 35.7%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(0, 40.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 50.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.8%, 50.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,147,547

CSS custom property--colour: #B95B5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#46A4A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#887F59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C94D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8.8 Light coral · ΔE 16.8 Sienna · ΔE 20.7 Brown · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Salmon · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BB9B9

Analogous#B95B8A, #B98A5B

Triadic#5BB95B, #5B5BB9

Split complementary#5BB98A, #5B8AB9

Tetradic#8AB95B, #5BB9B9, #8A5BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EAEA

Lighter +30%#E7C6C6

Lighter +20%#D8A2A2

Lighter +10%#C87F7F

Darker −10%#9E4343

Darker −20%#7A3434

Darker −30%#562525

Darker −40%#321616

More saturated +25%#D63E3E

Less saturated −25%#9C7878

Channel breakdown

R185

G91

B91

Red185 (72.5%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)40.17%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 5B · B 5B

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B95B5B (chemical formula)

Formula
1,091.81 g/mol
101 atoms

B95B5B has a molar mass of 1,091.81 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 1 element: 101 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,091.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.8129932 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5157406 × 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 × 101)1,091.81 g/mol, 100%

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