Recognised as Colour

#FF836F

#FF836F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF836F is a red with RGB values 255, 131, 111 and HSL 8°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF836F#FF836F

HEX#FF836F

RGBrgb(255, 131, 111)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5137, 0.4353

RGB percentages100%, 51.4%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(8.3, 100%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 56.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 48.6%, 56.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,327

CSS custom property--colour: #FF836F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#007C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1976Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B16Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 3.6 Light coral · ΔE 13.4 Coral · ΔE 15.1 Light salmon · ΔE 15.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 3.6, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FEBFF

Analogous#FF6FA3, #FFCB6F

Triadic#6FFF83, #836FFF

Split complementary#6FFFCB, #6FA3FF

Tetradic#A3FF6F, #6FEBFF, #CB6FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDBD5

Lighter +10%#FFAFA2

Darker −10%#FF573C

Darker −20%#FF2B09

Darker −30%#D51E00

Darker −40%#A21600

More saturated +25%#FF836F

Less saturated −25%#ED9081

Channel breakdown

R255

G131

B111

Red255 (100%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue8.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 83 · B 6F

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FF836F (chemical formula)

Formula
15,920.324 g/mol
838 atoms

FF836F has a molar mass of 15,920.324 g/mol, made up of 838 atoms across 1 element: 838 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass15,920.324 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule838

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.643632 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.7826747 × 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 × 838)15,920.324 g/mol, 100%

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