Recognised as Colour

#C72F65

#C72F65
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C72F65 is a red with RGB values 199, 47, 101 and HSL 339°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C72F65#C72F65

HEX#C72F65

RGBrgb(199, 47, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1843, 0.3961

RGB percentages78%, 18.4%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(338.7, 61.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 76.4%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 49.2%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,053,797

CSS custom property--colour: #C72F65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#38D09A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555966no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D90346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Hot pink · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.4 Brown · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FC791

Analogous#C72FB1, #C7452F

Triadic#65C72F, #2F65C7

Split complementary#2FC745, #2FB1C7

Tetradic#B1C72F, #2FC791, #452FC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4CEDC

Lighter +30%#EAA5BE

Lighter +20%#E07CA0

Lighter +10%#D65381

Darker −10%#9E2550

Darker −20%#741C3B

Darker −30%#4B1226

Darker −40%#220811

More saturated +25%#E6105C

Less saturated −25%#A84E6E

Channel breakdown

R199

G47

B101

Red199 (78%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue338.68°

Saturation (HSL)61.79%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 2F · B 65

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C72F65 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,099.662 g/mol
137 atoms

C72F65 has a molar mass of 2,099.662 g/mol, made up of 137 atoms across 2 elements: 72 × C, 65 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,099.662 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule137

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.4865708 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8681477 × 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

C41.2%

F58.8%

Carbon (C × 72)864.792 g/mol, 41.187%

Fluorine (F × 65)1,234.87 g/mol, 58.813%

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