Recognised as Colour

#BC736F

#BC736F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC736F is a red with RGB values 188, 115, 111 and HSL 3°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC736F#BC736F

HEX#BC736F

RGBrgb(188, 115, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.451, 0.4353

RGB percentages73.7%, 45.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(3.1, 36.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 41%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 41%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,350,319

CSS custom property--colour: #BC736F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#438C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#948C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA6A72no 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 text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.6 Light coral · ΔE 18.3 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 19 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Sienna · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FB8BC

Analogous#BC6F92, #BC9A6F

Triadic#6FBC73, #736FBC

Split complementary#6FBC9A, #6F91BC

Tetradic#92BC6F, #6FB8BC, #9A6FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFA

Lighter +30%#EDD9D7

Lighter +20%#DCB7B5

Lighter +10%#CC9592

Darker −10%#A9534F

Darker −20%#86423F

Darker −30%#64312E

Darker −40%#41201E

More saturated +25%#D65B55

Less saturated −25%#A28B89

Channel breakdown

R188

G115

B111

Red188 (73.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue3.12°

Saturation (HSL)36.49%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 73 · B 6F

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BC736F (chemical formula)

Formula
8,869.904 g/mol
738 atoms

BC736F has a molar mass of 8,869.904 g/mol, made up of 738 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 736 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,869.904 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule738

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4728822 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.7894092 × 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

B0.1%

C99.7%

F0.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.122%

Carbon (C × 736)8,840.096 g/mol, 99.664%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.214%

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