Recognised as Colour

#BC3243

#BC3243
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC3243 is a red with RGB values 188, 50, 67 and HSL 353°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC3243#BC3243

HEX#BC3243

RGBrgb(188, 50, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1961, 0.2627

RGB percentages73.7%, 19.6%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(352.6, 58%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 73.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 73.4%, 64.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,333,635

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#43CDBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585443no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B713Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.8 Indian red · ΔE 14.6 Firebrick · ΔE 14.9 Crimson · ΔE 19 Dark red · ΔE 23.9 Maroon · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32BCAB

Analogous#BC3288, #BC6632

Triadic#43BC32, #3243BC

Split complementary#32BC66, #3288BC

Tetradic#88BC32, #32BCAB, #6632BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C9CE

Lighter +30%#E6A1A9

Lighter +20%#DB7985

Lighter +10%#D15060

Darker −10%#942735

Darker −20%#6B1D26

Darker −30%#431218

Darker −40%#1B070A

More saturated +25%#DA142D

Less saturated −25%#9E5059

Channel breakdown

R188

G50

B67

Red188 (73.7%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue352.61°

Saturation (HSL)57.98%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 32 · B 43

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BC3243 (chemical formula)

Formula
38,962.483 g/mol
3244 atoms

BC3243 has a molar mass of 38,962.483 g/mol, made up of 3244 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3243 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass38,962.483 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3244

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.4698725 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.5456255 × 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, 0.028%

Carbon (C × 3243)38,951.673 g/mol, 99.972%

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