Recognised as Colour

#F277B2

#F277B2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#F277B2 is a red with RGB values 242, 119, 178 and HSL 331°, 83%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#F277B2#F277B2

HEX#F277B2

RGBrgb(242, 119, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.4667, 0.698

RGB percentages94.9%, 46.7%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(331.2, 82.6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 50.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 50.8%, 26.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,890,354

CSS custom property--colour: #F277B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#0D884D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8693B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A8AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF728Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.1 Violet · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77F2B7

Analogous#F277EF, #F27A77

Triadic#B2F277, #77B2F2

Split complementary#77F27A, #77EFF2

Tetradic#EFF277, #77F2B7, #7A77F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBD4E7

Lighter +10%#F6A6CC

Darker −10%#EE4898

Darker −20%#E91A7D

Darker −30%#BE1265

Darker −40%#8F0E4C

More saturated +25%#FF6AB1

Less saturated −25%#DF8AB3

Channel breakdown

R242

G119

B178

Red242 (94.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue331.22°

Saturation (HSL)82.55%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 77 · B B2

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F277B2 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,284.066 g/mol
279 atoms

F277B2 has a molar mass of 5,284.066 g/mol, made up of 279 atoms across 2 elements: 277 × F, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,284.066 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule279

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.774398 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1396793 × 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

F99.6%

B0.4%

Fluorine (F × 277)5,262.446 g/mol, 99.591%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.409%

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