Recognised as Colour

#C97899

#C97899
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C97899 is a red with RGB values 201, 120, 153 and HSL 336°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C97899#C97899

HEX#C97899

RGBrgb(201, 120, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4706, 0.6

RGB percentages78.8%, 47.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(335.6, 42.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 40.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 40.3%, 23.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,203,609

CSS custom property--colour: #C97899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#368766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82889Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#969697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#D57484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.3 Light coral · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78C9A8

Analogous#C978C2, #C97F78

Triadic#99C978, #7899C9

Split complementary#78C980, #78C2C9

Tetradic#C2C978, #78C9A8, #8078C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E5EC

Lighter +20%#E6C1D0

Lighter +10%#D89CB5

Darker −10%#BA547D

Darker −20%#9C3F65

Darker −30%#78304D

Darker −40%#542136

More saturated +25%#E16095

Less saturated −25%#B1909D

Channel breakdown

R201

G120

B153

Red201 (78.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue335.56°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 78 · B 99

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Harmonies

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C97899 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,175,864.889 g/mol
97899 atoms

C97899 has a molar mass of 1,175,864.889 g/mol, made up of 97899 atoms across 1 element: 97899 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,175,864.889 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97899

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.9525696 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram5.1214564 × 10^17

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 × 97899)1,175,864.889 g/mol, 100%

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