Recognised as Colour

#BC2622

#BC2622
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC2622 is a red with RGB values 188, 38, 34 and HSL 2°, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC2622#BC2622

HEX#BC2622

RGBrgb(188, 38, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.149, 0.1333

RGB percentages73.7%, 14.9%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(1.6, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 79.8%, 81.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,330,530

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2622;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12193WCAG 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 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#43D9DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564D1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6E1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 4.3 Brown · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 15 Crimson · ΔE 15.9 Maroon · ΔE 18.9 Tomato · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 4.29, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22B8BC

Analogous#BC226B, #BC7322

Triadic#22BC26, #2622BC

Split complementary#22BC73, #226BBC

Tetradic#6BBC22, #22B8BC, #7322BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B9B8

Lighter +30%#EA8F8D

Lighter +20%#E36561

Lighter +10%#DB3B36

Darker −10%#911D1A

Darker −20%#661512

Darker −30%#3A0C0B

Darker −40%#0F0303

More saturated +25%#D80C06

Less saturated −25%#A0403E

Channel breakdown

R188

G38

B34

Red188 (73.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue1.56°

Saturation (HSL)69.37%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 26 · B 22

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BC2622 (chemical formula)

Formula
31,503.652 g/mol
2623 atoms

BC2622 has a molar mass of 31,503.652 g/mol, made up of 2623 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 2622 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass31,503.652 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2623

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2313045 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.9115691 × 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, 0.034%

Carbon (C × 2622)31,492.842 g/mol, 99.966%

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