Recognised as Colour

#C8565C

#C8565C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C8565C is a red with RGB values 200, 86, 92 and HSL 357°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C8565C#C8565C

HEX#C8565C

RGBrgb(200, 86, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3373, 0.3608

RGB percentages78.4%, 33.7%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(356.8, 50.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 57%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 57%, 54%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,129,308

CSS custom property--colour: #C8565C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#37A9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8459no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DA4459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 3.4 Light coral · ΔE 15 Brown · ΔE 18.2 Salmon · ΔE 18.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1 Firebrick · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 3.44, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56C8C2

Analogous#C85695, #C88956

Triadic#5CC856, #565CC8

Split complementary#56C889, #5695C8

Tetradic#95C856, #56C8C2, #8956C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF0F0

Lighter +30%#EEC9CB

Lighter +20%#E1A3A6

Lighter +10%#D57C81

Darker −10%#B13A40

Darker −20%#8B2D32

Darker −30%#642124

Darker −40%#3E1416

More saturated +25%#E43A43

Less saturated −25%#AC7275

Channel breakdown

R200

G86

B92

Red200 (78.4%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue356.84°

Saturation (HSL)50.89%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 56 · B 5C

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C8565C (chemical formula)

Formula
102,886.226 g/mol
8566 atoms

C8565C has a molar mass of 102,886.226 g/mol, made up of 8566 atoms across 1 element: 8566 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass102,886.226 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8566

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.708466 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.8532041 × 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 × 8566)102,886.226 g/mol, 100%

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