Recognised as Colour

#BC1454

#BC1454
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BC1454 is a red with RGB values 188, 20, 84 and HSL 337°, 81%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BC1454#BC1454

HEX#BC1454

RGBrgb(188, 20, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0784, 0.3294

RGB percentages73.7%, 7.8%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(337.1, 80.8%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 89.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 89.4%, 55.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,325,972

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1454;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#43EBAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#736C50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 25.7 Brown · ΔE 25.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6 Firebrick · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 25.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14BC7C

Analogous#BC14A8, #BC2814

Triadic#54BC14, #1454BC

Split complementary#14BC28, #14A8BC

Tetradic#A8BC14, #14BC7C, #2814BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6A6C5

Lighter +30%#F178A6

Lighter +20%#EC4A88

Lighter +10%#E71C69

Darker −10%#8E0F3F

Darker −20%#600A2B

Darker −30%#320516

Darker −40%#040002

More saturated +25%#D0004F

Less saturated −25%#A22E5A

Channel breakdown

R188

G20

B84

Red188 (73.7%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue337.14°

Saturation (HSL)80.77%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 14 · B 54

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BC1454 (chemical formula)

Formula
17,474.804 g/mol
1455 atoms

BC1454 has a molar mass of 17,474.804 g/mol, made up of 1455 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 1454 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass17,474.804 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule1455

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9017595 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.446185 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

C99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.062%

Carbon (C × 1454)17,463.994 g/mol, 99.938%

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