Recognised as Colour

#C56F72

#C56F72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C56F72 is a red with RGB values 197, 111, 114 and HSL 358°, 43%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C56F72#C56F72

HEX#C56F72

RGBrgb(197, 111, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4353, 0.4471

RGB percentages77.3%, 43.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(357.9, 42.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 43.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 43.7%, 42.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,939,122

CSS custom property--colour: #C56F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#3A908D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#968E70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D46571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.1 Light coral · ΔE 14.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.5 Salmon · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FC5C2

Analogous#C56F9D, #C5976F

Triadic#72C56F, #6F72C5

Split complementary#6FC597, #6F9DC5

Tetradic#9DC56F, #6FC5C2, #976FC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DCDD

Lighter +20%#E2B8B9

Lighter +10%#D49396

Darker −10%#B64B4E

Darker −20%#933B3E

Darker −30%#6E2D2F

Darker −40%#4A1E1F

More saturated +25%#DE565B

Less saturated −25%#AC8889

Channel breakdown

R197

G111

B114

Red197 (77.3%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue357.91°

Saturation (HSL)42.57%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 6F · B 72

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C56F72 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,040.472 g/mol
128 atoms

C56F72 has a molar mass of 2,040.472 g/mol, made up of 128 atoms across 2 elements: 56 × C, 72 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,040.472 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule128

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.3882835 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.9513469 × 10^20

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

C33%

F67%

Carbon (C × 56)672.616 g/mol, 32.964%

Fluorine (F × 72)1,367.856 g/mol, 67.036%

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