Recognised as Colour

#FF9CB8

#FF9CB8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#FF9CB8 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 184 and HSL 343°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FF9CB8#FF9CB8

HEX#FF9CB8

RGBrgb(255, 156, 184)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.7216

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(343, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 27.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,800

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#006347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAAEB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF95A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 14.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5 Pink · ΔE 18.3 Light coral · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 24.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFFE3

Analogous#FF9CEA, #FFB29C

Triadic#B8FF9C, #9CB8FF

Split complementary#9CFFB2, #9CEAFF

Tetradic#E9FF9C, #9CFFE3, #B29CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFCFDD

Darker −10%#FF6993

Darker −20%#FF366F

Darker −30%#FF034A

Darker −40%#CF003B

More saturated +25%#FF9CB8

Less saturated −25%#F3A8BD

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B184

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue343.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B B8

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FF9CB8 (chemical formula)

Formula
288.471 g/mol
19 atoms

FF9CB8 has a molar mass of 288.471 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × F, 1 × C, 8 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass288.471 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.7901737 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.087607 × 10^21

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

F65.9%

C4.2%

B30%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 65.858%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.164%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 29.979%

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