Recognised as Colour

#BC3322

#BC3322
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC3322 is a red with RGB values 188, 51, 34 and HSL 7°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC3322#BC3322

HEX#BC3322

RGBrgb(188, 51, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2, 0.1333

RGB percentages73.7%, 20%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(6.6, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.6, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 81.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,333,858

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3322;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#43CCDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C521Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E711Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6.4 Brown · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 15.2 Maroon · ΔE 18.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Tomato · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22ABBC

Analogous#BC225E, #BC8022

Triadic#22BC33, #3322BC

Split complementary#22BC80, #225EBC

Tetradic#5EBC22, #22ABBC, #8022BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BEB8

Lighter +30%#EA978D

Lighter +20%#E37061

Lighter +10%#DB4836

Darker −10%#91271A

Darker −20%#661C12

Darker −30%#3A100B

Darker −40%#0F0403

More saturated +25%#D81D06

Less saturated −25%#A0493E

Channel breakdown

R188

G51

B34

Red188 (73.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue6.62°

Saturation (HSL)69.37%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 33 · B 22

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BC3322 (chemical formula)

Formula
39,911.352 g/mol
3323 atoms

BC3322 has a molar mass of 39,911.352 g/mol, made up of 3323 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3322 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass39,911.352 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3323

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.6274359 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.5088792 × 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, 0.027%

Carbon (C × 3322)39,900.542 g/mol, 99.973%

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