Recognised as Colour

#FC9CCB

#FC9CCB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#FC9CCB is a red with RGB values 252, 156, 203 and HSL 331°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FC9CCB#FC9CCB

HEX#FC9CCB

RGBrgb(252, 156, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6118, 0.7961

RGB percentages98.8%, 61.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(330.6, 94.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 38.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 38.1%, 19.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,555,211

CSS custom property--colour: #FC9CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#036334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5B0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Light pink · ΔE 20.5 Pink · ΔE 23.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24.5 Thistle · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFCCD

Analogous#FC9CFB, #FC9D9C

Triadic#CBFC9C, #9CCBFC

Split complementary#9CFC9D, #9CFBFC

Tetradic#FBFC9C, #9CFCCD, #9D9CFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FECEE5

Darker −10%#FB6AB1

Darker −20%#F93997

Darker −30%#F8077D

Darker −40%#C60664

More saturated +25%#FF99CB

Less saturated −25%#EFA9CB

Channel breakdown

R252

G156

B203

Red252 (98.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue330.63°

Saturation (HSL)94.12%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 9C · B CB

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FC9CCB (chemical formula)

Formula
161.929 g/mol
13 atoms

FC9CCB has a molar mass of 161.929 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 11 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass161.929 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.6888943 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7190008 × 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

F11.7%

C81.6%

B6.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 11.732%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 81.592%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.676%

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