Recognised as Colour
#BC1B46
- #BC1B46
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BC1B46 is a red with RGB values 188, 27, 70 and HSL 344°, 75%, 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
#BC1B46#BC1B46
HEX#BC1B46
RGBrgb(188, 27, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1059, 0.2745
RGB percentages73.7%, 10.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(344, 74.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344, 85.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.6%, 62.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,327,750
CSS custom property--colour: #BC1B46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11917WCAG 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 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#43E4B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1BBC91
Analogous#BC1B97, #BC401B
Triadic#46BC1B, #1B46BC
Split complementary#1BBC40, #1B97BC
Tetradic#97BC1B, #1BBC91, #401BBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G27
B70
Red188 (73.7%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue343.98°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 1B · B 46
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BC1B46 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 520.081 g/mol
- 48 atoms
BC1B46 has a molar mass of 520.081 g/mol, made up of 48 atoms across 2 elements: 47 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass520.081 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule48
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.6361482 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1579236 × 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
B97.7%
C2.3%
Boron (B × 47)508.07 g/mol, 97.691%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.309%
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