Recognised as Colour

#C8838C

#C8838C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C8838C is a red with RGB values 200, 131, 140 and HSL 352°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C8838C#C8838C

HEX#C8838C

RGBrgb(200, 131, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5137, 0.549

RGB percentages78.4%, 51.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(352.2, 38.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 34.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 30%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,140,876

CSS custom property--colour: #C8838C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#377C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8E8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D47D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Light pink · ΔE 19.1 Light coral · ΔE 20.5 Pink · ΔE 22.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83C8BF

Analogous#C883AF, #C89C83

Triadic#8CC883, #838CC8

Split complementary#83C89C, #83AEC8

Tetradic#AEC883, #83C8BF, #9C83C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EDEE

Lighter +20%#E7CACE

Lighter +10%#D8A6AD

Darker −10%#B8606B

Darker −20%#9F4652

Darker −30%#7B3740

Darker −40%#58272D

More saturated +25%#DE6D7B

Less saturated −25%#B2999D

Channel breakdown

R200

G131

B140

Red200 (78.4%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue352.17°

Saturation (HSL)38.55%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 83 · B 8C

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C8838C (chemical formula)

Formula
106,165.229 g/mol
8839 atoms

C8838C has a molar mass of 106,165.229 g/mol, made up of 8839 atoms across 1 element: 8839 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass106,165.229 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8839

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7629151 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.6724229 × 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 × 8839)106,165.229 g/mol, 100%

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