Recognised as Colour

#BB6172

#BB6172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB6172 is a red with RGB values 187, 97, 114 and HSL 349°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB6172#BB6172

HEX#BB6172

RGBrgb(187, 97, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3804, 0.4471

RGB percentages73.3%, 38%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(348.7, 39.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 48.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 48.1%, 39%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,280,178

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#449E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727272no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#888370no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C95867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.1 Indian red · ΔE 16.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8 Salmon · ΔE 27.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61BBAA

Analogous#BB619F, #BB7D61

Triadic#72BB61, #6172BB

Split complementary#61BB7D, #619FBB

Tetradic#9FBB61, #61BBAA, #7D61BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F0F1

Lighter +30%#E9CCD1

Lighter +20%#DAA8B2

Lighter +10%#CA8592

Darker −10%#A34658

Darker −20%#7F3744

Darker −30%#5C2731

Darker −40%#38181E

More saturated +25%#D74560

Less saturated −25%#9F7D84

Channel breakdown

R187

G97

B114

Red187 (73.3%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue348.67°

Saturation (HSL)39.82%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 61 · B 72

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BB6172 (chemical formula)

Formula
66,730.13 g/mol
6173 atoms

BB6172 has a molar mass of 66,730.13 g/mol, made up of 6173 atoms across 1 element: 6173 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass66,730.13 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6173

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.1080799 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram9.0246202 × 10^18

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 × 6173)66,730.13 g/mol, 100%

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