Recognised as Colour

#BE7979

#BE7979
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BE7979 is a red with RGB values 190, 121, 121 and HSL 0°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BE7979#BE7979

HEX#BE7979

RGBrgb(190, 121, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4745, 0.4745

RGB percentages74.5%, 47.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(0, 34.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 36.3%, 36.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,482,937

CSS custom property--colour: #BE7979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#418686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878379no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#979178no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Light coral · ΔE 19.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Light pink · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BEBE

Analogous#BE799C, #BE9C79

Triadic#79BE79, #7979BE

Split complementary#79BE9C, #799CBE

Tetradic#9CBE79, #79BEBE, #9C79BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E0E0

Lighter +20%#DFBEBE

Lighter +10%#CF9B9B

Darker −10%#AD5757

Darker −20%#8D4444

Darker −30%#6A3434

Darker −40%#482323

More saturated +25%#D76060

Less saturated −25%#A59292

Channel breakdown

R190

G121

B121

Red190 (74.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)34.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 79 · B 79

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Harmonies

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Be7979 (chemical formula)

Formula
71,908.3438 g/mol
7979 atoms

Be7979 has a molar mass of 71,908.3438 g/mol, made up of 7979 atoms across 1 element: 7979 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass71,908.3438 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7979

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.1940661 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram8.3747455 × 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

Be100%

Beryllium (Be × 7979)71,908.3438 g/mol, 100%

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