Recognised as Colour
#F38C72
- #F38C72
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Light salmon
#F38C72 is a red with RGB values 243, 140, 114 and HSL 12°, 84%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.
Colour values
#F38C72#F38C72
HEX#F38C72
RGBrgb(243, 140, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.549, 0.4471
RGB percentages95.3%, 54.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(12.1, 84.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 53.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 53.1%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,961,202
CSS custom property--colour: #F38C72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#0C738D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72D9F3
Analogous#F37299, #F3CC72
Triadic#72F38C, #8C72F3
Split complementary#72F3CC, #7299F3
Tetradic#99F372, #72D9F3, #CC72F3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R243
G140
B114
Red243 (95.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue12.09°
Saturation (HSL)84.31%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G 8C · B 72
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F38C72 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,586.716 g/mol
- 110 atoms
F38C72 has a molar mass of 1,586.716 g/mol, made up of 110 atoms across 2 elements: 38 × F, 72 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,586.716 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule110
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule2.6348039 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram3.7953489 × 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
F45.5%
C54.5%
Fluorine (F × 38)721.924 g/mol, 45.498%
Carbon (C × 72)864.792 g/mol, 54.502%
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