Recognised as Colour
#BC4012
- #BC4012
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BC4012 is a orange with RGB values 188, 64, 18 and HSL 16°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BC4012#BC4012
HEX#BC4012
RGBrgb(188, 64, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.251, 0.0706
RGB percentages73.7%, 25.1%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(16.2, 82.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 90.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 90.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,337,170
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4012;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#43BFED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#128EBC
Analogous#BC1239, #BC9512
Triadic#12BC40, #4012BC
Split complementary#12BC95, #1239BC
Tetradic#39BC12, #128EBC, #9512BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G64
B18
Red188 (73.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue16.24°
Saturation (HSL)82.52%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 40 · B 12
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BC4012 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 48,198.942 g/mol
- 4013 atoms
BC4012 has a molar mass of 48,198.942 g/mol, made up of 4013 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 4012 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass48,198.942 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule4013
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.0036226 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.2494342 × 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, 0.022%
Carbon (C × 4012)48,188.132 g/mol, 99.978%
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