Recognised as Colour

#CB899B

#CB899B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB899B is a red with RGB values 203, 137, 155 and HSL 344°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB899B#CB899B

HEX#CB899B

RGBrgb(203, 137, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5373, 0.6078

RGB percentages79.6%, 53.7%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(343.6, 38.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 32.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 32.5%, 23.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,339,035

CSS custom property--colour: #CB899B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#347664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92949Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D6858Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Light pink · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1 Pink · ΔE 20 Thistle · ΔE 23.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89CBB9

Analogous#CB89BC, #CB9889

Triadic#9BCB89, #899BCB

Split complementary#89CB98, #89BCCB

Tetradic#BCCB89, #89CBB9, #9889CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF3F5

Lighter +20%#EAD0D7

Lighter +10%#DBACB9

Darker −10%#BB667D

Darker −20%#A54962

Darker −30%#82394D

Darker −40%#5E2A38

More saturated +25%#E07491

Less saturated −25%#B69EA5

Channel breakdown

R203

G137

B155

Red203 (79.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue343.64°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 89 · B 9B

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CB899B (chemical formula)

Formula
9,741.011 g/mol
901 atoms

CB899B has a molar mass of 9,741.011 g/mol, made up of 901 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × C, 900 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,741.011 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule901

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6175329 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1822543 × 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%

B99.9%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.123%

Boron (B × 900)9,729 g/mol, 99.877%

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