Recognised as Colour

#F8538C

#F8538C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#F8538C is a red with RGB values 248, 83, 140 and HSL 339°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#F8538C#F8538C

HEX#F8538C

RGBrgb(248, 83, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.3255, 0.549

RGB percentages97.3%, 32.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(339.3, 92.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 66.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 43.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,274,316

CSS custom property--colour: #F8538C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#07AC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16 Deep pink · ΔE 20.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.2 Light coral · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53F8BF

Analogous#F853DF, #F86C53

Triadic#8CF853, #538CF8

Split complementary#53F86C, #53DFF8

Tetradic#DFF853, #53F8BF, #6C53F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEE6EE

Lighter +20%#FCB5CE

Lighter +10%#FA84AD

Darker −10%#F6226B

Darker −20%#DC0952

Darker −30%#AB0740

Darker −40%#7A052D

More saturated +25%#FF4C8A

Less saturated −25%#E26993

Channel breakdown

R248

G83

B140

Red248 (97.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue339.27°

Saturation (HSL)92.18%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G 53 · B 8C

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F8538C (chemical formula)

Formula
162,216.935 g/mol
8539 atoms

F8538C has a molar mass of 162,216.935 g/mol, made up of 8539 atoms across 2 elements: 8538 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass162,216.935 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8539

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.6936756 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram3.7123995 × 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 × 8538)162,204.924 g/mol, 99.993%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.007%

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