Recognised as Colour

#B98C93

#B98C93
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B98C93 is a red with RGB values 185, 140, 147 and HSL 351°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B98C93#B98C93

HEX#B98C93

RGBrgb(185, 140, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.549, 0.5765

RGB percentages72.5%, 54.9%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(350.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 20.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,160,147

CSS custom property--colour: #B98C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#46736C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939393no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9B92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C2898Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Light pink · ΔE 21 Pink · ΔE 21.8 Thistle · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 3.96, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CB9B2

Analogous#B98CA9, #B99C8C

Triadic#93B98C, #8C93B9

Split complementary#8CB99C, #8CA9B9

Tetradic#AAB98C, #8CB9B2, #9C8CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EBEC

Lighter +20%#E0CBCF

Lighter +10%#CCACB1

Darker −10%#A66C75

Darker −20%#8B545D

Darker −30%#6B4148

Darker −40%#4B2E32

More saturated +25%#D07583

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R185

G140

B147

Red185 (72.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue350.67°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 8C · B 93

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B98C93 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,176.403 g/mol
191 atoms

B98C93 has a molar mass of 2,176.403 g/mol, made up of 191 atoms across 2 elements: 98 × B, 93 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,176.403 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule191

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6140022 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.7670155 × 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

B48.7%

C51.3%

Boron (B × 98)1,059.38 g/mol, 48.676%

Carbon (C × 93)1,117.023 g/mol, 51.324%

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