Recognised as Colour

#BC184C

#BC184C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC184C is a red with RGB values 188, 24, 76 and HSL 341°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC184C#BC184C

HEX#BC184C

RGBrgb(188, 24, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0941, 0.298

RGB percentages73.7%, 9.4%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(341, 77.4%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341, 87.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 87.2%, 59.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,326,988

CSS custom property--colour: #BC184C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#43E7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4C4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#746C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21 Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Firebrick · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18BC88

Analogous#BC189E, #BC3618

Triadic#4CBC18, #184CBC

Split complementary#18BC36, #189EBC

Tetradic#9EBC18, #18BC88, #3618BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ACC3

Lighter +30%#EF7EA2

Lighter +20%#E95181

Lighter +10%#E32461

Darker −10%#8F123A

Darker −20%#620C27

Darker −30%#340715

Darker −40%#070103

More saturated +25%#D40043

Less saturated −25%#A23356

Channel breakdown

R188

G24

B76

Red188 (73.7%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue340.98°

Saturation (HSL)77.36%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 18 · B 4C

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BC184C (chemical formula)

Formula
2,232.845 g/mol
186 atoms

BC184C has a molar mass of 2,232.845 g/mol, made up of 186 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 185 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,232.845 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule186

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7077264 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6970707 × 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

B0.5%

C99.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.484%

Carbon (C × 185)2,222.035 g/mol, 99.516%

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