Recognised as Colour

#F2C9C9

#F2C9C9
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#F2C9C9 is a red with RGB values 242, 201, 201 and HSL 0°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#F2C9C9#F2C9C9

HEX#F2C9C9

RGBrgb(242, 201, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7882, 0.7882

RGB percentages94.9%, 78.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(0, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 16.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,911,369

CSS custom property--colour: #F2C9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#0D3636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0CEC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D6C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#FBC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.9 Misty rose · ΔE 10 Light pink · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9F2F2

Analogous#F2C9DE, #F2DEC9

Triadic#C9F2C9, #C9C9F2

Split complementary#C9F2DE, #C9DEF2

Tetradic#DEF2C9, #C9F2F2, #DEC9F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF2F2

Darker −10%#E8A0A0

Darker −20%#DE7777

Darker −30%#D44E4E

Darker −40%#C12E2E

More saturated +25%#FAC1C1

Less saturated −25%#EAD1D1

Channel breakdown

R242

G201

B201

Red242 (94.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G C9 · B C9

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F2C9C9 (chemical formula)

Formula
254.194 g/mol
20 atoms

F2C9C9 has a molar mass of 254.194 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 18 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass254.194 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.2209907 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3691121 × 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

F14.9%

C85.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 14.948%

Carbon (C × 18)216.198 g/mol, 85.052%

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