Recognised as Colour

#F6236C

#F6236C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F6236C is a red with RGB values 246, 35, 108 and HSL 339°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#F6236C#F6236C

HEX#F6236C

RGBrgb(246, 35, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.1373, 0.4235

RGB percentages96.5%, 13.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(339.2, 92.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 85.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.8%, 56.1%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,130,924

CSS custom property--colour: #F6236C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#09DC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64666Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#998F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.3 Deep pink · ΔE 21.5 Hot pink · ΔE 30.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.7 Indian red · ΔE 33.5 Firebrick · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23F6AD

Analogous#F623D5, #F64323

Triadic#6CF623, #236CF6

Split complementary#23F643, #23D5F6

Tetradic#D6F623, #23F6AD, #4423F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEE7EF

Lighter +30%#FCB6CE

Lighter +20%#FA85AD

Lighter +10%#F8548D

Darker −10%#DD0952

Darker −20%#AC0740

Darker −30%#7B052E

Darker −40%#4A031C

More saturated +25%#FF1A69

Less saturated −25%#D94075

Channel breakdown

R246

G35

B108

Red246 (96.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue339.24°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 23 · B 6C

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F6236C (chemical formula)

Formula
118,483.539 g/mol
6237 atoms

F6236C has a molar mass of 118,483.539 g/mol, made up of 6237 atoms across 2 elements: 6236 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass118,483.539 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6237

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9674655 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.0826814 × 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

F100%

C0%

Fluorine (F × 6236)118,471.528 g/mol, 99.99%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.01%

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