Recognised as Colour

#C5B7B9

#C5B7B9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#C5B7B9 is a red with RGB values 197, 183, 185 and HSL 351°, 11%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C5B7B9#C5B7B9

HEX#C5B7B9

RGBrgb(197, 183, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7176, 0.7255

RGB percentages77.3%, 71.8%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(351.4, 10.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 7.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 6.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,957,625

CSS custom property--colour: #C5B7B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#3A4846

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9B9B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBBB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8B6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8 Dark grey · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 10.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7C5C3

Analogous#C5B7C0, #C5BCB7

Triadic#B9C5B7, #B7B9C5

Split complementary#B7C5BC, #B7C0C5

Tetradic#C0C5B7, #B7C5C3, #BCB7C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EFF0

Lighter +10%#DCD3D4

Darker −10%#AE9B9E

Darker −20%#977F82

Darker −30%#7E6569

Darker −40%#614F51

More saturated +25%#D5A7AD

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R197

G183

B185

Red197 (77.3%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue351.43°

Saturation (HSL)10.77%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G B7 · B B9

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C5B7B9 (chemical formula)

Formula
233.015 g/mol
21 atoms

C5B7B9 has a molar mass of 233.015 g/mol, made up of 21 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × C, 16 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass233.015 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule21

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.8693051 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5844434 × 10^21

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

C25.8%

B74.2%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 25.773%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 74.227%

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