Recognised as Colour

#BC2000

#BC2000
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC2000 is a red with RGB values 188, 32, 0 and HSL 10°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC2000#BC2000

HEX#BC2000

RGBrgb(188, 32, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1255, 0

RGB percentages73.7%, 12.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(10.2, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 83%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,328,960

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#43DFFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 16.8 Dark red · ΔE 19.6 Tomato · ΔE 22.8 Orange red · ΔE 24.2 Maroon · ΔE 24.6 Crimson · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009CBC

Analogous#BC003E, #BC7E00

Triadic#00BC20, #2000BC

Split complementary#00BC7E, #003EBC

Tetradic#3EBC00, #009CBC, #7E00BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9D89

Lighter +30%#FF7356

Lighter +20%#FF4823

Lighter +10%#EF2900

Darker −10%#891700

Darker −20%#560F00

Darker −30%#230600

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC2000

Less saturated −25%#A53018

Channel breakdown

R188

G32

Red188 (73.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue10.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 20 · B 00

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BC2000 (chemical formula)

Formula
24,032.81 g/mol
2001 atoms

BC2000 has a molar mass of 24,032.81 g/mol, made up of 2001 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 2000 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass24,032.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2001

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.990742 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.5057997 × 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%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.045%

Carbon (C × 2000)24,022 g/mol, 99.955%

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