Recognised as Colour

#BB7374

#BB7374
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB7374 is a red with RGB values 187, 115, 116 and HSL 359°, 35%, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB7374#BB7374

HEX#BB7374

RGBrgb(187, 115, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.451, 0.4549

RGB percentages73.3%, 45.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(359.2, 34.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 38.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 38.5%, 38%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,788

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#448C8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#938C73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C86B74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.2 Light pink · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73BBBA

Analogous#BB7398, #BB9673

Triadic#74BB73, #7374BB

Split complementary#73BB96, #7398BB

Tetradic#98BB73, #73BBBA, #9673BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC

Lighter +30%#EDDADA

Lighter +20%#DCB8B8

Lighter +10%#CC9596

Darker −10%#A95253

Darker −20%#874142

Darker −30%#643131

Darker −40%#422021

More saturated +25%#D5595B

Less saturated −25%#A18D8D

Channel breakdown

R187

G115

B116

Red187 (73.3%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue359.17°

Saturation (HSL)34.62%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 73 · B 74

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BB7374 (chemical formula)

Formula
79,723.75 g/mol
7375 atoms

BB7374 has a molar mass of 79,723.75 g/mol, made up of 7375 atoms across 1 element: 7375 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass79,723.75 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7375

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.323844 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram7.55376 × 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 × 7375)79,723.75 g/mol, 100%

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