Recognised as Colour

#FF9C85

#FF9C85
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FF9C85 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 133 and HSL 11°, 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

#FF9C85#FF9C85

HEX#FF9C85

RGBrgb(255, 156, 133)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.5216

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(11.3, 100%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 47.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 47.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,749

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1

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

Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#00637A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4A983no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBBE84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 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 text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 7.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 7.6 Salmon · ΔE 12.7 Light coral · ΔE 14.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.2 Coral · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85E8FF

Analogous#FF85AB, #FFD985

Triadic#85FF9C, #9C85FF

Split complementary#85FFD9, #85ABFF

Tetradic#ABFF85, #85E8FF, #D985FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEFEB

Lighter +10%#FFC5B8

Darker −10%#FF7352

Darker −20%#FF491F

Darker −30%#EB2C00

Darker −40%#B82300

More saturated +25%#FF9C85

Less saturated −25%#F0A694

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B133

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue11.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 85

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Harmonies

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FF9C85 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,210.915 g/mol
95 atoms

FF9C85 has a molar mass of 1,210.915 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × F, 85 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,210.915 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0107717 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9732151 × 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

F15.7%

C84.3%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 15.689%

Carbon (C × 85)1,020.935 g/mol, 84.311%

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