Recognised as Colour

#FF2C74

#FF2C74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF2C74 is a red with RGB values 255, 44, 116 and HSL 340°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF2C74#FF2C74

HEX#FF2C74

RGBrgb(255, 44, 116)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1725, 0.4549

RGB percentages100%, 17.3%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(339.5, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82.7%, 54.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,060

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2C74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#00D38B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6D75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0966Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 20.1 Crimson · ΔE 23.5 Hot pink · ΔE 29.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.8 Indian red · ΔE 34.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CFFB7

Analogous#FF2CDE, #FF4D2C

Triadic#74FF2C, #2C74FF

Split complementary#2CFF4E, #2CDEFF

Tetradic#DEFF2C, #2CFFB7, #4D2CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8FA

Lighter +30%#FFC5D9

Lighter +20%#FF92B7

Lighter +10%#FF5F96

Darker −10%#F80055

Darker −20%#C50043

Darker −30%#920032

Darker −40%#5F0020

More saturated +25%#FF2C74

Less saturated −25%#E5467C

Channel breakdown

R255

G44

B116

Red255 (100%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue339.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2C · B 74

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FF2C74 (chemical formula)

Formula
945.808 g/mol
77 atoms

FF2C74 has a molar mass of 945.808 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × F, 74 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass945.808 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5705511 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3671916 × 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

F6%

C94%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 6.026%

Carbon (C × 74)888.814 g/mol, 93.974%

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