Recognised as Colour

#CB879F

#CB879F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB879F is a red with RGB values 203, 135, 159 and HSL 339°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB879F#CB879F

HEX#CB879F

RGBrgb(203, 135, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5294, 0.6235

RGB percentages79.6%, 52.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(338.8, 39.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 33.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 21.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,338,527

CSS custom property--colour: #CB879F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#347860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F93A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#D6848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.6 Light pink · ΔE 18.7 Pink · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 22.4 Thistle · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CBB3

Analogous#CB87C1, #CB9187

Triadic#9FCB87, #879FCB

Split complementary#87CB91, #87C1CB

Tetradic#C1CB87, #87CBB3, #9187CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F2F4

Lighter +20%#EACED8

Lighter +10%#DAABBB

Darker −10%#BC6383

Darker −20%#A54768

Darker −30%#813852

Darker −40%#5D293B

More saturated +25%#E17199

Less saturated −25%#B59CA5

Channel breakdown

R203

G135

B159

Red203 (79.6%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue338.82°

Saturation (HSL)39.53%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 87 · B 9F

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CB879F (chemical formula)

Formula
9,532.999 g/mol
881 atoms

CB879F has a molar mass of 9,532.999 g/mol, made up of 881 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 879 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,532.999 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule881

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5829917 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.3171524 × 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

C0.1%

B99.7%

F0.2%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.126%

Boron (B × 879)9,501.99 g/mol, 99.675%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.199%

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