Recognised as Colour

#C23B6F

#C23B6F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C23B6F is a red with RGB values 194, 59, 111 and HSL 337°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C23B6F#C23B6F

HEX#C23B6F

RGBrgb(194, 59, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2314, 0.4353

RGB percentages76.1%, 23.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(336.9, 53.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 69.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.6%, 42.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,729,199

CSS custom property--colour: #C23B6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#3DC490

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B786Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D22950no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2 Hot pink · ΔE 23.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.5 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5 Light coral · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BC28E

Analogous#C23BB2, #C24B3B

Triadic#6FC23B, #3B6FC2

Split complementary#3BC24B, #3BB2C2

Tetradic#B2C23B, #3BC28E, #4B3BC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D6E1

Lighter +30%#E7AFC5

Lighter +20%#DB88A8

Lighter +10%#CF618B

Darker −10%#9B2F59

Darker −20%#742342

Darker −30%#4D172C

Darker −40%#260B15

More saturated +25%#E21B68

Less saturated −25%#A25B76

Channel breakdown

R194

G59

B111

Red194 (76.1%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue336.89°

Saturation (HSL)53.36%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 3B · B 6F

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C23B6F (chemical formula)

Formula
360.111 g/mol
30 atoms

C23B6F has a molar mass of 360.111 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 3 elements: 23 × C, 6 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass360.111 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.9797838 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6723013 × 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

C76.7%

B18%

F5.3%

Carbon (C × 23)276.253 g/mol, 76.713%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 18.011%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 5.276%

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