Recognised as Colour

#BE738C

#BE738C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BE738C is a red with RGB values 190, 115, 140 and HSL 340°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BE738C#BE738C

HEX#BE738C

RGBrgb(190, 115, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.451, 0.549

RGB percentages74.5%, 45.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(340, 36.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 39.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.5%, 26.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,481,420

CSS custom property--colour: #BE738C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#418C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D818Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#908E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#C96F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6 Light coral · ΔE 24.5 Light pink · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Plum · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73BEA5

Analogous#BE73B1, #BE7F73

Triadic#8CBE73, #738CBE

Split complementary#73BE7F, #73B2BE

Tetradic#B2BE73, #73BEA5, #8073BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EFDBE2

Lighter +20%#DEB9C5

Lighter +10%#CE96A9

Darker −10%#AD5170

Darker −20%#8B4059

Darker −30%#683043

Darker −40%#45202C

More saturated +25%#D85983

Less saturated −25%#A48D95

Channel breakdown

R190

G115

B140

Red190 (74.5%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)36.59%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 73 · B 8C

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Be738C (chemical formula)

Formula
6,663.0146 g/mol
739 atoms

Be738C has a molar mass of 6,663.0146 g/mol, made up of 739 atoms across 2 elements: 738 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,663.0146 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule739

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1064196 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.0381623 × 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

Be99.8%

C0.2%

Beryllium (Be × 738)6,651.0036 g/mol, 99.82%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.18%

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