Recognised as Colour

#BB708F

#BB708F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB708F is a red with RGB values 187, 112, 143 and HSL 335°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB708F#BB708F

HEX#BB708F

RGBrgb(187, 112, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4392, 0.5608

RGB percentages73.3%, 43.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(335.2, 35.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 40.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 23.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,047

CSS custom property--colour: #BB708F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#448F70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8C8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C66D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Light pink · ΔE 27.1 Light coral · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70BB9C

Analogous#BB70B4, #BB7670

Triadic#8FBB70, #708FBB

Split complementary#70BB76, #70B4BB

Tetradic#B4BB70, #70BB9C, #7770BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFB

Lighter +30%#ECD8E0

Lighter +20%#DCB5C5

Lighter +10%#CB93AA

Darker −10%#A85074

Darker −20%#863F5C

Darker −30%#632F45

Darker −40%#401F2D

More saturated +25%#D5568A

Less saturated −25%#A18A94

Channel breakdown

R187

G112

B143

Red187 (73.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue335.2°

Saturation (HSL)35.55%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 70 · B 8F

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BB708F (chemical formula)

Formula
7,683.288 g/mol
710 atoms

BB708F has a molar mass of 7,683.288 g/mol, made up of 710 atoms across 2 elements: 709 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,683.288 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule710

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.27584 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.8379735 × 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

B99.8%

F0.2%

Boron (B × 709)7,664.29 g/mol, 99.753%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.247%

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