Recognised as Colour

#CD8CAC

#CD8CAC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD8CAC is a red with RGB values 205, 140, 172 and HSL 330°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD8CAC#CD8CAC

HEX#CD8CAC

RGBrgb(205, 140, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.549, 0.6745

RGB percentages80.4%, 54.9%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(330.5, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 31.7%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,470,892

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#327353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9199ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A3AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#D68B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Light pink · ΔE 19.5 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCDAD

Analogous#CD8CCD, #CD8D8C

Triadic#ACCD8C, #8CACCD

Split complementary#8CCD8D, #8CCDCD

Tetradic#CDCD8C, #8CCDAD, #8D8CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7F9

Lighter +20%#ECD3DF

Lighter +10%#DCB0C6

Darker −10%#BE6892

Darker −20%#A94A79

Darker −30%#863A5F

Darker −40%#622B46

More saturated +25%#E277AC

Less saturated −25%#B8A1AC

Channel breakdown

R205

G140

B172

Red205 (80.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue330.46°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 8C · B AC

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Also reads as

Cd8CaC (chemical formula)

Formula
951.369 g/mol
10 atoms

Cd8CaC has a molar mass of 951.369 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Cd, 1 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass951.369 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5797854 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3299737 × 10^20

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

Cd94.5%

Ca4.2%

C1.3%

Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 94.525%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 4.213%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.262%

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