Recognised as Colour

#BBA39C

#BBA39C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BBA39C is a red with RGB values 187, 163, 156 and HSL 14°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBA39C#BBA39C

HEX#BBA39C

RGBrgb(187, 163, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6392, 0.6118

RGB percentages73.3%, 63.9%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(13.5, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.5, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 16.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,116

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA39C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#445C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A59Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEAA9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C1A0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8 Silver · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Light grey · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CB4BB

Analogous#BB9CA5, #BBB29C

Triadic#9CBBA3, #A39CBB

Split complementary#9CBBB3, #9CA5BB

Tetradic#A5BB9C, #9CB4BB, #B29CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F7F7

Lighter +20%#E5DBD8

Lighter +10%#D0BFBA

Darker −10%#A6877E

Darker −20%#8F6C62

Darker −30%#71554D

Darker −40%#523E39

More saturated +25%#D09887

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R187

G163

B156

Red187 (73.3%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue13.55°

Saturation (HSL)18.56%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A3 · B 9C

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BBa39C (chemical formula)

Formula
5,378.691 g/mol
41 atoms

BBa39C has a molar mass of 5,378.691 g/mol, made up of 41 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 39 × Ba, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,378.691 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.9315265 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1196294 × 10^20

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

B0.2%

Ba99.6%

C0.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.201%

Barium (Ba × 39)5,355.87 g/mol, 99.576%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.223%

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