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Recognised as Colour

#B99CA4

  • #B99CA4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B99CA4 is a red with RGB values 185, 156, 164 and HSL 343°, 17%, 67%. 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

#B99CA4#B99CA4
HEX#B99CA4
RGBrgb(185, 156, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6118, 0.6431
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(343.4, 17.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.4, 15.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 11.4%, 27.5%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,260
CSS custom property--colour: #B99CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#46635B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9FA0A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A5A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BE9B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 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 text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9CB9B1
Analogous#B99CB3, #B9A39C
Triadic#A4B99C, #9CA4B9
Split complementary#9CB9A3, #9CB3B9
Tetradic#B3B99C, #9CB9B1, #A39CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F6F6
Lighter +20%#E3D8DB
Lighter +10%#CEBABF
Darker −10%#A47E89
Darker −20%#8C636E
Darker −30%#6E4E57
Darker −40%#50393F
More saturated +25%#CE879B
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R185
G156
B164
Red185 (72.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue343.45°
Saturation (HSL)17.16%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9C · B A4

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B99Ca4 (chemical formula)

  • Formula
  • 1,230.502 g/mol
  • 103 atoms

B99Ca4 has a molar mass of 1,230.502 g/mol, made up of 103 atoms across 2 elements: 99 × B, 4 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,230.502 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule103
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule2.0432966 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram4.894052 × 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

B87%
Ca13%
Calcium (Ca × 4)160.312 g/mol, 13.028%

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