Recognised as Colour

#CD7974

#CD7974
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#CD7974 is a red with RGB values 205, 121, 116 and HSL 3°, 47%, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#CD7974#CD7974

HEX#CD7974

RGBrgb(205, 121, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4745, 0.4549

RGB percentages80.4%, 47.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(3.4, 47.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 43.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 41%, 43.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,465,972

CSS custom property--colour: #CD7974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#32868B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9773no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DD6E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12.7 Indian red · ΔE 15.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7 Salmon · ΔE 19.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74C8CD

Analogous#CD749C, #CDA574

Triadic#74CD79, #7974CD

Split complementary#74CDA6, #749BCD

Tetradic#9CCD74, #74C8CD, #A674CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E5E5

Lighter +20%#E8C1BF

Lighter +10%#DA9D9A

Darker −10%#C0554E

Darker −20%#A1403A

Darker −30%#7C312C

Darker −40%#56221F

More saturated +25%#E5645C

Less saturated −25%#B58E8C

Channel breakdown

R205

G121

B116

Red205 (80.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue3.37°

Saturation (HSL)47.09%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 79 · B 74

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Harmonies

Lighter and darker

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Cd7974 (chemical formula)

Formula
896,357.34 g/mol
7974 atoms

Cd7974 has a molar mass of 896,357.34 g/mol, made up of 7974 atoms across 1 element: 7974 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass896,357.34 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7974

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.4884364 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram6.7184598 × 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

Cd100%

Cadmium (Cd × 7974)896,357.34 g/mol, 100%

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Elements in this formula

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