Recognised as Colour
#BB593F
- #BB593F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#BB593F is a red with RGB values 187, 89, 63 and HSL 13°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#BB593F#BB593F
HEX#BB593F
RGBrgb(187, 89, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.349, 0.2471
RGB percentages73.3%, 34.9%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(12.6, 49.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 66.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 66.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,278,079
CSS custom property--colour: #BB593F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#44A6C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FA1BB
Analogous#BB3F63, #BB973F
Triadic#3FBB59, #593FBB
Split complementary#3FBB97, #3F63BB
Tetradic#63BB3F, #3FA1BB, #973FBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G89
B63
Red187 (73.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue12.58°
Saturation (HSL)49.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 59 · B 3F
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BB593F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 6,440.138 g/mol
- 595 atoms
BB593F has a molar mass of 6,440.138 g/mol, made up of 595 atoms across 2 elements: 594 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass6,440.138 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule595
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.0694101 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram9.3509499 × 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
B99.7%
F0.3%
Boron (B × 594)6,421.14 g/mol, 99.705%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.295%
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