Recognised as Colour

#FF877F

#FF877F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF877F is a red with RGB values 255, 135, 127 and HSL 4°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF877F#FF877F

HEX#FF877F

RGBrgb(255, 135, 127)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5294, 0.498

RGB percentages100%, 52.9%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(3.8, 100%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 50.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 47.1%, 50.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,746,367

CSS custom property--colour: #FF877F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#007880

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B37Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 4.7 Light coral · ΔE 6.7 Indian red · ΔE 16.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7 Light salmon · ΔE 17 Coral · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 4.67, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FF7FF

Analogous#FF7FB7, #FFC77F

Triadic#7FFF87, #877FFF

Split complementary#7FFFC7, #7FB7FF

Tetradic#B7FF7F, #7FF7FF, #C77FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFE7E5

Lighter +10%#FFB7B2

Darker −10%#FF574C

Darker −20%#FF2719

Darker −30%#E50E00

Darker −40%#B20B00

More saturated +25%#FF877F

Less saturated −25%#EF958F

Channel breakdown

R255

G135

B127

Red255 (100%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue3.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 87 · B 7F

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FF877F (chemical formula)

Formula
16,699.242 g/mol
879 atoms

FF877F has a molar mass of 16,699.242 g/mol, made up of 879 atoms across 1 element: 879 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass16,699.242 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule879

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.7729744 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.606236 × 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 × 879)16,699.242 g/mol, 100%

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