Recognised as Colour
#C99FAC
- #C99FAC
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C99FAC is a red with RGB values 201, 159, 172 and HSL 341°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C99FAC#C99FAC
HEX#C99FAC
RGBrgb(201, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages78.8%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(341.4, 28%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 20.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 14.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,612
CSS custom property--colour: #C99FAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#366053
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FC9BC
Analogous#C99FC1, #C9A79F
Triadic#ACC99F, #9FACC9
Split complementary#9FC9A7, #9FC1C9
Tetradic#C1C99F, #9FC9BC, #A79FC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G159
B172
Red201 (78.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue341.43°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9F · B AC
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C99FAc (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,435.087 g/mol
- 101 atoms
C99FAc has a molar mass of 1,435.087 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 99 × C, 1 × F, 1 × Ac.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,435.087 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule101
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule2.383018 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram4.1963594 × 10^20
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
C82.9%
F1.3%
Ac15.8%
Carbon (C × 99)1,189.089 g/mol, 82.858%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.324%
Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 15.818%
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