Recognised as Colour

#CC9BAB

#CC9BAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9BAB is a red with RGB values 204, 155, 171 and HSL 340°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC9BAB#CC9BAB

HEX#CC9BAB

RGBrgb(204, 155, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6078, 0.6706

RGB percentages80%, 60.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(340.4, 32.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 24%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 16.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,195

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#336454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A3ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACABAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D499A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1 Light pink · ΔE 15.5 Thistle · ΔE 15.7 Pink · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Silver · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BCCBC

Analogous#CC9BC3, #CCA39B

Triadic#ABCC9B, #9BABCC

Split complementary#9BCCA3, #9BC3CC

Tetradic#C3CC9B, #9BCCBC, #A39BCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDFE4

Lighter +10%#DDBDC7

Darker −10%#BB798F

Darker −20%#AA5772

Darker −30%#88465B

Darker −40%#673445

More saturated +25%#DF88A4

Less saturated −25%#B9AEB2

Channel breakdown

R204

G155

B171

Red204 (80%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue340.41°

Saturation (HSL)32.45%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 9B · B AB

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CC9BaB (chemical formula)

Formula
268.25 g/mol
12 atoms

CC9BaB has a molar mass of 268.25 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass268.25 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.454396 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2449733 × 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

C44.8%

Ba51.2%

B4%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 44.775%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 51.195%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.03%

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