Recognised as Colour
#BC6864
- #BC6864
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#BC6864 is a red with RGB values 188, 104, 100 and HSL 3°, 40%, 56%. 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
#BC6864#BC6864
HEX#BC6864
RGBrgb(188, 104, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4078, 0.3922
RGB percentages73.7%, 40.8%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(2.7, 39.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 46.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 46.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,492
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6864;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#43979B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#64B8BC
Analogous#BC648C, #BC9464
Triadic#64BC68, #6864BC
Split complementary#64BC94, #648CBC
Tetradic#8CBC64, #64B8BC, #9464BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G104
B100
Red188 (73.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue2.73°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 68 · B 64
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BC6864 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 82,454.314 g/mol
- 6865 atoms
BC6864 has a molar mass of 82,454.314 g/mol, made up of 6865 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 6864 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass82,454.314 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule6865
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.3691861 × 10^-19 g
Molecules per gram7.3036091 × 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 × 6864)82,443.504 g/mol, 99.987%
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