Recognised as Colour

#FFB5CB

#FFB5CB
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB5CB is a red with RGB values 255, 181, 203 and HSL 342°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB5CB#FFB5CB

HEX#FFB5CB

RGBrgb(255, 181, 203)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.7961

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(342.2, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 29%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 20.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,219

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB5CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#004A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC2CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CEC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 5.7 Pink · ΔE 7.3 Thistle · ΔE 19 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8 Plum · ΔE 23.1 Misty rose · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5FFE9

Analogous#FFB5F0, #FFC4B5

Triadic#CBFFB5, #B5CBFF

Split complementary#B5FFC4, #B5F0FF

Tetradic#F0FFB5, #B5FFE9, #C4B5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFE8EF

Darker −10%#FF82A7

Darker −20%#FF4F83

Darker −30%#FF1C5F

Darker −40%#E80045

More saturated +25%#FFB5CB

Less saturated −25%#F6BECF

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B203

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue342.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B CB

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FFB5CB (chemical formula)

Formula
114.867 g/mol
9 atoms

FFB5CB has a molar mass of 114.867 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 6 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass114.867 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9074114 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2427074 × 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

F33.1%

B56.5%

C10.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 33.078%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 56.465%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.456%

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