Recognised as Colour

#CC9CAF

#CC9CAF
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC9CAF is a red with RGB values 204, 156, 175 and HSL 336°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC9CAF#CC9CAF

HEX#CC9CAF

RGBrgb(204, 156, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6118, 0.6863

RGB percentages80%, 61.2%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(336.3, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 23.5%, 14.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,455

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#336350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A4B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACACAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D49AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7 Thistle · ΔE 14.6 Light pink · ΔE 15.9 Pink · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 21 Silver · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CCCB9

Analogous#CC9CC7, #CCA19C

Triadic#AFCC9C, #9CAFCC

Split complementary#9CCCA1, #9CC7CC

Tetradic#C7CC9C, #9CCCB9, #A19CCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDFE5

Lighter +10%#DDBECA

Darker −10%#BB7A94

Darker −20%#A95979

Darker −30%#894661

Darker −40%#673549

More saturated +25%#DF89AB

Less saturated −25%#B9AFB3

Channel breakdown

R204

G156

B175

Red204 (80%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue336.25°

Saturation (HSL)32%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 9C · B AF

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Also reads as

CC9CaF (chemical formula)

Formula
179.186 g/mol
12 atoms

CC9CaF has a molar mass of 179.186 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × Ca, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass179.186 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9754535 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3608322 × 10^21

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

C67%

Ca22.4%

F10.6%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 67.031%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 22.367%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.602%

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