Recognised as Colour

#BC2201

#BC2201
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC2201 is a red with RGB values 188, 34, 1 and HSL 11°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC2201#BC2201

HEX#BC2201

RGBrgb(188, 34, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1333, 0.0039

RGB percentages73.7%, 13.3%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(10.6, 98.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 99.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.9%, 99.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,329,473

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2201;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 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#404040

Inverted#43DDFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D0001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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

Firebrick · ΔE 16.4 Dark red · ΔE 19.4 Tomato · ΔE 22.5 Maroon · ΔE 24.3 Orange red · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#019BBC

Analogous#BC013E, #BC7F01

Triadic#01BC22, #2201BC

Split complementary#01BC80, #013DBC

Tetradic#3DBC01, #019BBC, #7F01BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9F8B

Lighter +30%#FE7558

Lighter +20%#FE4B25

Lighter +10%#EF2B01

Darker −10%#891901

Darker −20%#571000

Darker −30%#240600

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD2100

Less saturated −25%#A43119

Channel breakdown

R188

G34

Red188 (73.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue10.59°

Saturation (HSL)98.94%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 22 · B 01

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BC2201 (chemical formula)

Formula
26,447.021 g/mol
2202 atoms

BC2201 has a molar mass of 26,447.021 g/mol, made up of 2202 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 2201 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass26,447.021 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2202

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.3916312 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.2770583 × 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, 0.041%

Carbon (C × 2201)26,436.211 g/mol, 99.959%

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