Recognised as Colour

#BB5261

#BB5261
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB5261 is a red with RGB values 187, 82, 97 and HSL 351°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB5261#BB5261

HEX#BB5261

RGBrgb(187, 82, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3216, 0.3804

RGB percentages73.3%, 32.2%, 38%

HSLhsl(351.4, 43.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 56.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 48.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,276,321

CSS custom property--colour: #BB5261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#44AD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696761no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#837C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB4458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.9 Light coral · ΔE 18.7 Brown · ΔE 22.1 Salmon · ΔE 24.8 Sienna · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52BBAC

Analogous#BB5295, #BB7852

Triadic#61BB52, #5261BB

Split complementary#52BB78, #5296BB

Tetradic#95BB52, #52BBAC, #7852BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E4E7

Lighter +30%#E6C0C5

Lighter +20%#D89BA4

Lighter +10%#C97782

Darker −10%#9C3E4B

Darker −20%#782F3A

Darker −30%#532128

Darker −40%#2F1216

More saturated +25%#D9344B

Less saturated −25%#9D7077

Channel breakdown

R187

G82

B97

Red187 (73.3%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue351.43°

Saturation (HSL)43.57%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 52 · B 61

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BB5261 (chemical formula)

Formula
56,882.22 g/mol
5262 atoms

BB5261 has a molar mass of 56,882.22 g/mol, made up of 5262 atoms across 1 element: 5262 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass56,882.22 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5262

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule9.4455149 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.0587035 × 10^19

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 × 5262)56,882.22 g/mol, 100%

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