Recognised as Colour

#FC7F50

#FC7F50
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#FC7F50 is a orange with RGB values 252, 127, 80 and HSL 16°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FC7F50#FC7F50

HEX#FC7F50

RGBrgb(252, 127, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.498, 0.3137

RGB percentages98.8%, 49.8%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(16.4, 96.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 68.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 49.6%, 68.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,547,664

CSS custom property--colour: #FC7F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#0380AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1924Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAD4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 1.3 Tomato · ΔE 14.4 Chocolate · ΔE 16.3 Salmon · ΔE 17.8 Light salmon · ΔE 19.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 1.34, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50CDFC

Analogous#FC5077, #FCD550

Triadic#50FC7F, #7F50FC

Split complementary#50FCD5, #5077FC

Tetradic#77FC50, #50CDFC, #D550FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEDE6

Lighter +20%#FEC8B4

Lighter +10%#FDA482

Darker −10%#FB5A1E

Darker −20%#E24104

Darker −30%#B03203

Darker −40%#7E2402

More saturated +25%#FF7E4D

Less saturated −25%#E68966

Channel breakdown

R252

G127

B80

Red252 (98.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue16.4°

Saturation (HSL)96.63%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 7F · B 50

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FC7F50 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,052.975 g/mol
58 atoms

FC7F50 has a molar mass of 1,052.975 g/mol, made up of 58 atoms across 2 elements: 51 × F, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,052.975 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule58

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7485061 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7191678 × 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

F92%

C8%

Fluorine (F × 51)968.898 g/mol, 92.015%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 7.985%

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