Recognised as Colour

#BC6670

#BC6670
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BC6670 is a red with RGB values 188, 102, 112 and HSL 353°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BC6670#BC6670

HEX#BC6670

RGBrgb(188, 102, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4, 0.4392

RGB percentages73.7%, 40%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(353, 39.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353, 45.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 45.7%, 40.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,992

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6670;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#43998F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C866Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA5C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 15.6 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.3 Salmon · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66BCB2

Analogous#BC669B, #BC8766

Triadic#70BC66, #6670BC

Split complementary#66BC87, #669BBC

Tetradic#9BBC66, #66BCB2, #8766BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF4F5

Lighter +30%#EBD0D3

Lighter +20%#DBADB2

Lighter +10%#CC8991

Darker −10%#A64954

Darker −20%#833942

Darker −30%#5F2A30

Darker −40%#3C1A1E

More saturated +25%#D84A5B

Less saturated −25%#A18285

Channel breakdown

R188

G102

B112

Red188 (73.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue353.02°

Saturation (HSL)39.09%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 66 · B 70

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BC6670 (chemical formula)

Formula
80,124.18 g/mol
6671 atoms

BC6670 has a molar mass of 80,124.18 g/mol, made up of 6671 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 6670 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass80,124.18 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6671

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3304933 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram7.5160092 × 10^18

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, 0.013%

Carbon (C × 6670)80,113.37 g/mol, 99.987%

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