Recognised as Colour

#BC6975

#BC6975
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC6975 is a red with RGB values 188, 105, 117 and HSL 351°, 38%, 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

#BC6975#BC6975

HEX#BC6975

RGBrgb(188, 105, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4118, 0.4588

RGB percentages73.7%, 41.2%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(351.3, 38.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 44.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 44.1%, 37.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,347,765

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#43968A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787875no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8873no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA616Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 18.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 26 Salmon · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69BCB0

Analogous#BC699F, #BC8669

Triadic#75BC69, #6975BC

Split complementary#69BC86, #699FBC

Tetradic#9FBC69, #69BCB0, #8669BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6F7

Lighter +30%#EBD3D6

Lighter +20%#DBB0B6

Lighter +10%#CC8C95

Darker −10%#A74B58

Darker −20%#843B46

Darker −30%#612B33

Darker −40%#3E1B20

More saturated +25%#D74E62

Less saturated −25%#A18488

Channel breakdown

R188

G105

B117

Red188 (73.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue351.33°

Saturation (HSL)38.25%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 69 · B 75

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BC6975 (chemical formula)

Formula
83,787.535 g/mol
6976 atoms

BC6975 has a molar mass of 83,787.535 g/mol, made up of 6976 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 6975 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass83,787.535 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6976

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3913248 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram7.1873946 × 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 × 6975)83,776.725 g/mol, 99.987%

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