Recognised as Colour
#BC3618
- #BC3618
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BC3618 is a red with RGB values 188, 54, 24 and HSL 11°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BC3618#BC3618
HEX#BC3618
RGBrgb(188, 54, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2118, 0.0941
RGB percentages73.7%, 21.2%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(11, 77.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 87.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.3%, 87.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,616
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3618;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 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#505050
Inverted#43C9E7
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#189EBC
Analogous#BC184C, #BC8818
Triadic#18BC36, #3618BC
Split complementary#18BC88, #184CBC
Tetradic#4CBC18, #189EBC, #8818BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G54
B24
Red188 (73.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue10.98°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 36 · B 18
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BC3618 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 43,466.608 g/mol
- 3619 atoms
BC3618 has a molar mass of 43,466.608 g/mol, made up of 3619 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3618 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass43,466.608 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule3619
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule7.2178001 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.3854637 × 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, 0.025%
Carbon (C × 3618)43,455.798 g/mol, 99.975%
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