Recognised as Colour

#FFBBB9

#FFBBB9
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFBBB9 is a red with RGB values 255, 187, 185 and HSL 2°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFBBB9#FFBBB9

HEX#FFBBB9

RGBrgb(255, 187, 185)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.7255

RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(1.7, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 27.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,737

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#004446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C4B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8D1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 6.8 Pink · ΔE 7.5 Misty rose · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Peach puff · ΔE 20.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9FDFF

Analogous#FFB9DA, #FFDEB9

Triadic#B9FFBB, #BBB9FF

Split complementary#B9FFDE, #B9DAFF

Tetradic#DAFFB9, #B9FDFF, #DEB9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFEDEC

Darker −10%#FF8986

Darker −20%#FF5853

Darker −30%#FF2620

Darker −40%#EC0700

More saturated +25%#FFBBB9

Less saturated −25%#F6C3C2

Channel breakdown

R255

G187

B185

Red255 (100%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue1.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B B9

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FFBBB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
156.906 g/mol
13 atoms

FFBBB9 has a molar mass of 156.906 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 11 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass156.906 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.6054854 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8380564 × 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

F24.2%

B75.8%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 24.216%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 75.784%

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