Recognised as Colour

#FF9C83

#FF9C83
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FF9C83 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 131 and HSL 12°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FF9C83#FF9C83

HEX#FF9C83

RGBrgb(255, 156, 131)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.5137

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(12.1, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 48.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,747

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#00637C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4A981no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBE82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 6.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 7.5 Salmon · ΔE 12.8 Light coral · ΔE 14.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.3 Coral · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83E6FF

Analogous#FF83A8, #FFDA83

Triadic#83FF9C, #9C83FF

Split complementary#83FFDA, #83A8FF

Tetradic#A8FF83, #83E6FF, #DA83FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEDE9

Lighter +10%#FFC5B6

Darker −10%#FF7350

Darker −20%#FF4B1D

Darker −30%#E92F00

Darker −40%#B62500

More saturated +25%#FF9C83

Less saturated −25%#F0A593

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B131

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue12.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 83

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FF9C83 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,186.893 g/mol
93 atoms

FF9C83 has a molar mass of 1,186.893 g/mol, made up of 93 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × F, 83 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,186.893 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule93

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9708822 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.07387 × 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

F16%

C84%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 16.006%

Carbon (C × 83)996.913 g/mol, 83.994%

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