Recognised as Colour

#BE605B

#BE605B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BE605B is a red with RGB values 190, 96, 91 and HSL 3°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BE605B#BE605B

HEX#BE605B

RGBrgb(190, 96, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3765, 0.3569

RGB percentages74.5%, 37.6%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(3, 43.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3, 52.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 49.5%, 52.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,476,507

CSS custom property--colour: #BE605B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#419FA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76705Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8359no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE525Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8 Light coral · ΔE 15.3 Sienna · ΔE 19 Salmon · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4 Brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BB9BE

Analogous#BE5B88, #BE915B

Triadic#5BBE60, #605BBE

Split complementary#5BBE92, #5B88BE

Tetradic#88BE5B, #5BB9BE, #925BBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EEED

Lighter +30%#E9CAC9

Lighter +20%#DBA7A4

Lighter +10%#CC8380

Darker −10%#A54641

Darker −20%#803733

Darker −30%#5C2724

Darker −40%#371816

More saturated +25%#DB463E

Less saturated −25%#A17A78

Channel breakdown

R190

G96

B91

Red190 (74.5%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue3.03°

Saturation (HSL)43.23%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 60 · B 5B

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Be605B (chemical formula)

Formula
5,463.191 g/mol
606 atoms

Be605B has a molar mass of 5,463.191 g/mol, made up of 606 atoms across 2 elements: 605 × Be, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,463.191 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule606

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.0718421 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.102312 × 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

Be99.8%

B0.2%

Beryllium (Be × 605)5,452.381 g/mol, 99.802%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.198%

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