Recognised as Colour

#BC2245

#BC2245
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC2245 is a red with RGB values 188, 34, 69 and HSL 346°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC2245#BC2245

HEX#BC2245

RGBrgb(188, 34, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1333, 0.2706

RGB percentages73.7%, 13.3%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(346.4, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.9%, 63.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,329,541

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#43DDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#776E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 15.6 Crimson · ΔE 18.1 Firebrick · ΔE 18.4 Indian red · ΔE 19.6 Dark red · ΔE 26.9 Maroon · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22BC99

Analogous#BC2292, #BC4C22

Triadic#45BC22, #2245BC

Split complementary#22BC4C, #2292BC

Tetradic#92BC22, #22BC99, #4C22BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B8C5

Lighter +30%#EA8DA2

Lighter +20%#E3617F

Lighter +10%#DB365C

Darker −10%#911A35

Darker −20%#661225

Darker −30%#3A0B15

Darker −40%#0F0306

More saturated +25%#D80636

Less saturated −25%#A03E54

Channel breakdown

R188

G34

B69

Red188 (73.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue346.36°

Saturation (HSL)69.37%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 22 · B 45

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BC2245 (chemical formula)

Formula
26,975.505 g/mol
2246 atoms

BC2245 has a molar mass of 26,975.505 g/mol, made up of 2246 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 2245 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass26,975.505 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2246

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.479388 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.2324478 × 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, 0.04%

Carbon (C × 2245)26,964.695 g/mol, 99.96%

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