Recognised as Colour
#BC6789
- #BC6789
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BC6789 is a red with RGB values 188, 103, 137 and HSL 336°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BC6789#BC6789
HEX#BC6789
RGBrgb(188, 103, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4039, 0.5373
RGB percentages73.7%, 40.4%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(336, 38.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 45.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 27.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,273
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6789;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#439876
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#67BC9A
Analogous#BC67B4, #BC6F67
Triadic#89BC67, #6789BC
Split complementary#67BC70, #67B3BC
Tetradic#B3BC67, #67BC9A, #6F67BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G103
B137
Red188 (73.7%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)38.81%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 67 · B 89
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BC6789 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 81,553.489 g/mol
- 6790 atoms
BC6789 has a molar mass of 81,553.489 g/mol, made up of 6790 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 6789 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass81,553.489 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule6790
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.3542275 × 10^-19 g
Molecules per gram7.3842834 × 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 × 6789)81,542.679 g/mol, 99.987%
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