Recognised as Colour

#CC8172

#CC8172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#CC8172 is a red with RGB values 204, 129, 114 and HSL 10°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CC8172#CC8172

HEX#CC8172

RGBrgb(204, 129, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5059, 0.4471

RGB percentages80%, 50.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(10, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 36.8%, 44.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,402,482

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#337E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DB767Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.3 Light coral · ΔE 16.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Light salmon · ΔE 19.9 Salmon · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72BDCC

Analogous#CC7290, #CCAE72

Triadic#72CC81, #8172CC

Split complementary#72CCAE, #7290CC

Tetradic#90CC72, #72BDCC, #AE72CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E5E2

Lighter +20%#E7C4BD

Lighter +10%#DAA297

Darker −10%#BE604D

Darker −20%#9F4A39

Darker −30%#79392C

Darker −40%#54271E

More saturated +25%#E4715A

Less saturated −25%#B4918A

Channel breakdown

R204

G129

B114

Red204 (80%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 81 · B 72

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CC8172 (chemical formula)

Formula
98,165.903 g/mol
8173 atoms

CC8172 has a molar mass of 98,165.903 g/mol, made up of 8173 atoms across 1 element: 8173 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass98,165.903 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8173

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.6300832 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.1346563 × 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 × 8173)98,165.903 g/mol, 100%

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