Recognised as Colour

#CCB1B8

#CCB1B8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#CCB1B8 is a red with RGB values 204, 177, 184 and HSL 344°, 21%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CCB1B8#CCB1B8

HEX#CCB1B8

RGBrgb(204, 177, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6941, 0.7216

RGB percentages80%, 69.4%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(344.4, 20.9%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 13.2%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 13.2%, 9.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,414,840

CSS custom property--colour: #CCB1B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#334E47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4B5B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAB9B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#D1B0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11 Silver · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Light grey · ΔE 14.7 Pink · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1CCC5

Analogous#CCB1C5, #CCB8B1

Triadic#B8CCB1, #B1B8CC

Split complementary#B1CCB8, #B1C6CC

Tetradic#C6CCB1, #B1CCC5, #B8B1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EFF0

Lighter +10%#E0D0D4

Darker −10%#B8929C

Darker −20%#A47380

Darker −30%#8A5A67

Darker −40%#6B4650

More saturated +25%#DCA1B0

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R204

G177

B184

Red204 (80%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue344.44°

Saturation (HSL)20.93%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G B1 · B B8

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Harmonies

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CCB1B8 (chemical formula)

Formula
121.312 g/mol
11 atoms

CCB1B8 has a molar mass of 121.312 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass121.312 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0144332 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.9641756 × 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

C19.8%

B80.2%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 19.802%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 80.198%

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