Recognised as Colour

#C9B8B8

#C9B8B8
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C9B8B8 is a red with RGB values 201, 184, 184 and HSL 0°, 14%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C9B8B8#C9B8B8

HEX#C9B8B8

RGBrgb(201, 184, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7216, 0.7216

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.2%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(0, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 8.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,024

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B8B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#364747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBAB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEBDB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CDB7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.6 Dark grey · ΔE 9.4 Light grey · ΔE 10.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 14 Misty rose · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8C9C9

Analogous#C9B8C1, #C9C1B8

Triadic#B8C9B8, #B8B8C9

Split complementary#B8C9C1, #B8C1C9

Tetradic#C1C9B8, #B8C9C9, #C1B8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F2F2

Lighter +10%#DFD5D5

Darker −10%#B39B9B

Darker −20%#9D7E7E

Darker −30%#846464

Darker −40%#674E4E

More saturated +25%#D9A8A8

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R201

G184

B184

Red201 (78.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)13.6%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B8 · B B8

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C9B8B8 (chemical formula)

Formula
281.059 g/mol
25 atoms

C9B8B8 has a molar mass of 281.059 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 16 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass281.059 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.6670945 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.1426607 × 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

C38.5%

B61.5%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 38.461%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 61.539%

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