Recognised as Colour

#FF9595

#FF9595
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF9595 is a red with RGB values 255, 149, 149 and HSL 0°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9595#FF9595

HEX#FF9595

RGBrgb(255, 149, 149)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5843, 0.5843

RGB percentages100%, 58.4%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 41.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 41.6%, 41.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,749,973

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9595;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

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

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#006A6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABA694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BB93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.7 Salmon · ΔE 14.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.8 Light pink · ΔE 18.9 Light salmon · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95FFFF

Analogous#FF95CA, #FFCA95

Triadic#95FF95, #9595FF

Split complementary#95FFCA, #95CAFF

Tetradic#CAFF95, #95FFFF, #CA95FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFBFB

Lighter +10%#FFC8C8

Darker −10%#FF6262

Darker −20%#FF2F2F

Darker −30%#FB0000

Darker −40%#C80000

More saturated +25%#FF9595

Less saturated −25%#F2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R255

G149

B149

Red255 (100%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 95 · B 95

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Harmonies

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FF9595 (chemical formula)

Formula
182,304.808 g/mol
9596 atoms

FF9595 has a molar mass of 182,304.808 g/mol, made up of 9596 atoms across 1 element: 9596 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182,304.808 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9596

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.0272426 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram3.3033362 × 10^18

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 × 9596)182,304.808 g/mol, 100%

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