Recognised as Colour

#C9585B

#C9585B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C9585B is a red with RGB values 201, 88, 91 and HSL 358°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C9585B#C9585B

HEX#C9585B

RGBrgb(201, 88, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3451, 0.3569

RGB percentages78.8%, 34.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(358.4, 51.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 56.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 56.2%, 54.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,195,355

CSS custom property--colour: #C9585B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#36A7A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736D5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8558no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DB465Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 2 Light coral · ΔE 14.4 Salmon · ΔE 17.4 Brown · ΔE 18 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1 Sienna · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 1.99, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58C9C6

Analogous#C95894, #C98D58

Triadic#5BC958, #585BC9

Split complementary#58C98D, #5894C9

Tetradic#94C958, #58C9C6, #8D58C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF2F2

Lighter +30%#EECCCD

Lighter +20%#E2A5A7

Lighter +10%#D57F81

Darker −10%#B43A3D

Darker −20%#8D2E30

Darker −30%#672123

Darker −40%#401516

More saturated +25%#E53C41

Less saturated −25%#AD7475

Channel breakdown

R201

G88

B91

Red201 (78.8%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue358.41°

Saturation (HSL)51.13%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 58 · B 5B

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C9585B (chemical formula)

Formula
115,136.245 g/mol
9586 atoms

C9585B has a molar mass of 115,136.245 g/mol, made up of 9586 atoms across 2 elements: 9585 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass115,136.245 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9586

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9118823 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.2304474 × 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%

B0%

Carbon (C × 9585)115,125.435 g/mol, 99.991%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.009%

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