Recognised as Colour

#CC9995

#CC9995
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9995 is a red with RGB values 204, 153, 149 and HSL 4°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC9995#CC9995

HEX#CC9995

RGBrgb(204, 153, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.5843

RGB percentages80%, 60%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(4.4, 35%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 27%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 27%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,408,661

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#33666A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA994no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D79398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.4 Light pink · ΔE 16.9 Pink · ΔE 17.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9 Tan · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95C8CC

Analogous#CC95AC, #CCB595

Triadic#95CC99, #9995CC

Split complementary#95CCB5, #95ADCC

Tetradic#ACCC95, #95C8CC, #B595CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCFC

Lighter +20%#EDDBDA

Lighter +10%#DDBAB7

Darker −10%#BB7873

Darker −20%#A95852

Darker −30%#874641

Darker −40%#653430

More saturated +25%#E08881

Less saturated −25%#B8AAA9

Channel breakdown

R204

G153

B149

Red204 (80%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue4.36°

Saturation (HSL)35.03%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B 95

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CC9995 (chemical formula)

Formula
120,061.956 g/mol
9996 atoms

CC9995 has a molar mass of 120,061.956 g/mol, made up of 9996 atoms across 1 element: 9996 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass120,061.956 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9996

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.9936757 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.0158609 × 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 × 9996)120,061.956 g/mol, 100%

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