Recognised as Colour

#FFC9C3

#FFC9C3
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#FFC9C3 is a red with RGB values 255, 201, 195 and HSL 6°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#FFC9C3#FFC9C3

HEX#FFC9C3

RGBrgb(255, 201, 195)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.7647

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(6, 100%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 23.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 23.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,331

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#00363C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4D0C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DAC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.3 Light pink · ΔE 11.9 Misty rose · ΔE 13.1 Peach puff · ΔE 15.3 Bisque · ΔE 17.6 Antique white · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3F9FF

Analogous#FFC3DB, #FFE7C3

Triadic#C3FFC9, #C9C3FF

Split complementary#C3FFE7, #C3DBFF

Tetradic#DBFFC3, #C3F9FF, #E7C3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF7F6

Darker −10%#FF9B90

Darker −20%#FF6D5D

Darker −30%#FF3F2A

Darker −40%#F61900

More saturated +25%#FFC9C3

Less saturated −25%#F8CFCB

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B195

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B C3

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FFC9C3 (chemical formula)

Formula
182.128 g/mol
14 atoms

FFC9C3 has a molar mass of 182.128 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 12 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass182.128 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0243066 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3065431 × 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

F20.9%

C79.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 20.862%

Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 79.138%

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