Recognised as Colour

#C9686F

#C9686F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C9686F is a red with RGB values 201, 104, 111 and HSL 356°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C9686F#C9686F

HEX#C9686F

RGBrgb(201, 104, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4078, 0.4353

RGB percentages78.8%, 40.8%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(355.7, 47.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 48.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 48.3%, 44.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,199,471

CSS custom property--colour: #C9686F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#369790

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C796Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#948C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D95C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.3 Light coral · ΔE 12.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 15.7 Salmon · ΔE 20.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68C9C2

Analogous#C9689F, #C99268

Triadic#6FC968, #686FC9

Split complementary#68C992, #68A0C9

Tetradic#A0C968, #68C9C2, #9268C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#F1D9DA

Lighter +20%#E4B3B7

Lighter +10%#D68E93

Darker −10%#BB434C

Darker −20%#96353C

Darker −30%#70282D

Darker −40%#4A1B1E

More saturated +25%#E34E59

Less saturated −25%#AF8285

Channel breakdown

R201

G104

B111

Red201 (78.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue355.67°

Saturation (HSL)47.32%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 68 · B 6F

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C9686F (chemical formula)

Formula
116,357.544 g/mol
9687 atoms

C9686F has a molar mass of 116,357.544 g/mol, made up of 9687 atoms across 2 elements: 9686 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass116,357.544 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9687

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9321625 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.1755482 × 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%

F0%

Carbon (C × 9686)116,338.546 g/mol, 99.984%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.016%

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