Recognised as Colour

#FF9C87

#FF9C87
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FF9C87 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 135 and HSL 11°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FF9C87#FF9C87

HEX#FF9C87

RGBrgb(255, 156, 135)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.5294

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(10.5, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 47.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,751

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

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

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#006378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AA85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBBE86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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 text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.8 Light salmon · ΔE 8.5 Salmon · ΔE 12.7 Light coral · ΔE 13.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.2 Indian red · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87EAFF

Analogous#FF87AE, #FFD887

Triadic#87FF9C, #9C87FF

Split complementary#87FFD8, #87AEFF

Tetradic#AEFF87, #87EAFF, #D887FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF0ED

Lighter +10%#FFC6BA

Darker −10%#FF7254

Darker −20%#FF4821

Darker −30%#ED2900

Darker −40%#BA2100

More saturated +25%#FF9C87

Less saturated −25%#F0A696

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B135

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue10.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 87

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FF9C87 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,234.937 g/mol
97 atoms

FF9C87 has a molar mass of 1,234.937 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × F, 87 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,234.937 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0506611 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.8764761 × 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

F15.4%

C84.6%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 15.384%

Carbon (C × 87)1,044.957 g/mol, 84.616%

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