Recognised as Colour

#BC4126

#BC4126
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC4126 is a red with RGB values 188, 65, 38 and HSL 11°, 66%, 44%. 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

#BC4126#BC4126

HEX#BC4126

RGBrgb(188, 65, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2549, 0.149

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.5%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(10.8, 66.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 79.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 79.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,446

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4126;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#43BED9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645A22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#837521no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CF1E3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.8 Brown · ΔE 13.9 Dark red · ΔE 17.3 Sienna · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 20 Tomato · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26A1BC

Analogous#BC2656, #BC8C26

Triadic#26BC41, #4126BC

Split complementary#26BC8C, #2656BC

Tetradic#56BC26, #26A1BC, #8C26BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C6BC

Lighter +30%#E9A292

Lighter +20%#E07D68

Lighter +10%#D8593D

Darker −10%#92321D

Darker −20%#672415

Darker −30%#3D150C

Darker −40%#120604

More saturated +25%#D82F0A

Less saturated −25%#A05342

Channel breakdown

R188

G65

B38

Red188 (73.7%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue10.8°

Saturation (HSL)66.37%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 41 · B 26

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BC4126 (chemical formula)

Formula
49,568.196 g/mol
4127 atoms

BC4126 has a molar mass of 49,568.196 g/mol, made up of 4127 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 4126 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass49,568.196 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4127

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.2309926 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.2149203 × 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 × 4126)49,557.386 g/mol, 99.978%

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