Recognised as Colour

#FF2879

#FF2879
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF2879 is a red with RGB values 255, 40, 121 and HSL 337°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF2879#FF2879

HEX#FF2879

RGBrgb(255, 40, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1569, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 15.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(337.4, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 84.3%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,041

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00D786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676C7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9674no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 16.7 Crimson · ΔE 26.6 Hot pink · ΔE 27.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.7 Indian red · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28FFAE

Analogous#FF28E4, #FF4328

Triadic#79FF28, #2879FF

Split complementary#28FF43, #28E4FF

Tetradic#E4FF28, #28FFAE, #4328FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4F8

Lighter +30%#FFC1D8

Lighter +20%#FF8EB9

Lighter +10%#FF5B99

Darker −10%#F4005C

Darker −20%#C10049

Darker −30%#8E0035

Darker −40%#5B0022

More saturated +25%#FF2879

Less saturated −25%#E44380

Channel breakdown

R255

G40

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue337.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 28 · B 79

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FF2879 (chemical formula)

Formula
54,714.24 g/mol
2880 atoms

FF2879 has a molar mass of 54,714.24 g/mol, made up of 2880 atoms across 1 element: 2880 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass54,714.24 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2880

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule9.0855133 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.1006533 × 10^19

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%

Fluorine (F × 2880)54,714.24 g/mol, 100%

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