Recognised as Colour
#BC355B
- #BC355B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#BC355B is a red with RGB values 188, 53, 91 and HSL 343°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#BC355B#BC355B
HEX#BC355B
RGBrgb(188, 53, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2078, 0.3569
RGB percentages73.7%, 20.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(343.1, 56%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 71.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 51.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,427
CSS custom property--colour: #BC355B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#43CAA4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35BC96
Analogous#BC359F, #BC5235
Triadic#5BBC35, #355BBC
Split complementary#35BC52, #359FBC
Tetradic#9FBC35, #35BC96, #5235BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G53
B91
Red188 (73.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue343.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.02%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 35 · B 5B
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BC355B (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,285.525 g/mol
- 357 atoms
BC355B has a molar mass of 4,285.525 g/mol, made up of 357 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 355 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,285.525 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule357
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule7.1162817 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.4052282 × 10^20
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
B0.5%
C99.5%
Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.504%
Carbon (C × 355)4,263.905 g/mol, 99.496%
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