Recognised as Colour

#C27972

#C27972
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C27972 is a red with RGB values 194, 121, 114 and HSL 5°, 40%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C27972#C27972

HEX#C27972

RGBrgb(194, 121, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4745, 0.4471

RGB percentages76.1%, 47.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(5.2, 39.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 41.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 41.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,745,074

CSS custom property--colour: #C27972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#3D868D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898371no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D07077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.5 Light coral · ΔE 17.4 Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Salmon · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72BBC2

Analogous#C27293, #C2A172

Triadic#72C279, #7972C2

Split complementary#72C2A1, #7293C2

Tetradic#93C272, #72BBC2, #A172C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0DEDD

Lighter +20%#E1BDB9

Lighter +10%#D19B96

Darker −10%#B3574E

Darker −20%#90453E

Darker −30%#6C342F

Darker −40%#49231F

More saturated +25%#DB6459

Less saturated −25%#A98E8B

Channel breakdown

R194

G121

B114

Red194 (76.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue5.25°

Saturation (HSL)39.6%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 79 · B 72

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C27972 (chemical formula)

Formula
335,971.692 g/mol
27972 atoms

C27972 has a molar mass of 335,971.692 g/mol, made up of 27972 atoms across 1 element: 27972 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass335,971.692 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule27972

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.5789412 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram1.7924548 × 10^18

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 27972)335,971.692 g/mol, 100%

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