Recognised as Colour

#FF9F89

#FF9F89
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FF9F89 is a red with RGB values 255, 159, 137 and HSL 11°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FF9F89#FF9F89

HEX#FF9F89

RGBrgb(255, 159, 137)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 0.5373

RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(11.2, 100%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 46.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 46.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,521

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#006076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6AC87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDC088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.2 Light salmon · ΔE 8.2 Salmon · ΔE 14.3 Light coral · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89E9FF

Analogous#FF89AE, #FFDA89

Triadic#89FF9F, #9F89FF

Split complementary#89FFDA, #89AEFF

Tetradic#AEFF89, #89E9FF, #DA89FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF2EF

Lighter +10%#FFC8BC

Darker −10%#FF7656

Darker −20%#FF4C23

Darker −30%#EF2D00

Darker −40%#BC2300

More saturated +25%#FF9F89

Less saturated −25%#F0A898

Channel breakdown

R255

G159

B137

Red255 (100%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue11.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B 89

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FF9F89 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,880.802 g/mol
99 atoms

FF9F89 has a molar mass of 1,880.802 g/mol, made up of 99 atoms across 1 element: 99 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,880.802 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule99

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.1231452 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.2019004 × 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

F100%

Fluorine (F × 99)1,880.802 g/mol, 100%

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