Recognised as Colour

#CD797B

#CD797B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#CD797B is a red with RGB values 205, 121, 123 and HSL 359°, 46%, 64%. 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

#CD797B#CD797B

HEX#CD797B

RGBrgb(205, 121, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4745, 0.4824

RGB percentages80.4%, 47.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(358.6, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 41%, 40%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,465,979

CSS custom property--colour: #CD797B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#328684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A867Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9779no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DC6F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.3 Indian red · ΔE 16.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Salmon · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79CDCB

Analogous#CD79A5, #CDA179

Triadic#7BCD79, #797BCD

Split complementary#79CDA1, #79A5CD

Tetradic#A5CD79, #79CDCB, #A179CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E8E9

Lighter +20%#E9C3C4

Lighter +10%#DB9EA0

Darker −10%#BF5456

Darker −20%#A33D3F

Darker −30%#7E2F31

Darker −40%#592122

More saturated +25%#E46265

Less saturated −25%#B69091

Channel breakdown

R205

G121

B123

Red205 (80.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue358.57°

Saturation (HSL)45.65%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 79 · B 7B

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Harmonies

Lighter and darker

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Cd797B (chemical formula)

Formula
89,601.58 g/mol
798 atoms

Cd797B has a molar mass of 89,601.58 g/mol, made up of 798 atoms across 2 elements: 797 × Cd, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass89,601.58 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule798

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4878692 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.7210207 × 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

Cd100%

B0%

Cadmium (Cd × 797)89,590.77 g/mol, 99.988%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.012%

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