Recognised as Colour

#FF9CBE

#FF9CBE
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF9CBE is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 190 and HSL 339°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF9CBE#FF9CBE

HEX#FF9CBE

RGBrgb(255, 156, 190)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.7451

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(339.4, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 25.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,806

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#006341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9AFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF96A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5 Light pink · ΔE 15.8 Pink · ΔE 19.5 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 23.2 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFFDD

Analogous#FF9CF0, #FFAB9C

Triadic#BEFF9C, #9CBEFF

Split complementary#9CFFAB, #9CF0FF

Tetradic#F0FF9C, #9CFFDD, #AC9CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFCFDF

Darker −10%#FF699D

Darker −20%#FF367B

Darker −30%#FF035A

Darker −40%#CF0047

More saturated +25%#FF9CBE

Less saturated −25%#F3A8C2

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B190

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue339.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B BE

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FF9CBe (chemical formula)

Formula
211.0032 g/mol
12 atoms

FF9CBe has a molar mass of 211.0032 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × F, 1 × C, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass211.0032 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5037906 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.8540519 × 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

F90%

C5.7%

Be4.3%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 90.037%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.692%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 4.271%

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