Recognised as Colour

#BC686B

#BC686B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BC686B is a red with RGB values 188, 104, 107 and HSL 358°, 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

#BC686B#BC686B

HEX#BC686B

RGBrgb(188, 104, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4078, 0.4196

RGB percentages73.7%, 40.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(357.9, 38.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 44.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 44.7%, 43.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,347,499

CSS custom property--colour: #BC686B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#439794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79766Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8769no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CB5E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.1 Light coral · ΔE 16.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.4 Salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68BCB9

Analogous#BC6895, #BC8F68

Triadic#6BBC68, #686BBC

Split complementary#68BC8F, #6895BC

Tetradic#95BC68, #68BCB9, #8F68BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF5F5

Lighter +30%#EBD2D3

Lighter +20%#DBAFB0

Lighter +10%#CC8B8E

Darker −10%#A74A4D

Darker −20%#843A3D

Darker −30%#602B2D

Darker −40%#3D1B1C

More saturated +25%#D74D52

Less saturated −25%#A18384

Channel breakdown

R188

G104

B107

Red188 (73.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue357.86°

Saturation (HSL)38.53%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 68 · B 6B

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BC686B (chemical formula)

Formula
8,261.166 g/mol
688 atoms

BC686B has a molar mass of 8,261.166 g/mol, made up of 688 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 686 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,261.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule688

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3717989 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2896983 × 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

B0.3%

C99.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.262%

Carbon (C × 686)8,239.546 g/mol, 99.738%

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