Recognised as Colour

#BC563C

#BC563C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BC563C is a red with RGB values 188, 86, 60 and HSL 12°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#BC563C#BC563C

HEX#BC563C

RGBrgb(188, 86, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3373, 0.2353

RGB percentages73.7%, 33.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(12.2, 51.6%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 68.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 54.3%, 68.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,342,844

CSS custom property--colour: #BC563C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#43A9C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716739no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7D3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CE4250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.3 Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 16.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.5 Firebrick · ΔE 19.7 Salmon · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CA2BC

Analogous#BC3C62, #BC963C

Triadic#3CBC56, #563CBC

Split complementary#3CBC96, #3C62BC

Tetradic#62BC3C, #3CA2BC, #963CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D9D3

Lighter +30%#E5B8AC

Lighter +20%#D89686

Lighter +10%#CC755F

Darker −10%#954430

Darker −20%#6F3323

Darker −30%#482117

Darker −40%#210F0B

More saturated +25%#DB441D

Less saturated −25%#9D685B

Channel breakdown

R188

G86

B60

Red188 (73.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue12.19°

Saturation (HSL)51.61%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 56 · B 3C

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BC563C (chemical formula)

Formula
6,785.014 g/mol
565 atoms

BC563C has a molar mass of 6,785.014 g/mol, made up of 565 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 564 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,785.014 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule565

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1266781 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.8756497 × 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

B0.2%

C99.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.159%

Carbon (C × 564)6,774.204 g/mol, 99.841%

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