Colour

#BC7783

#BC7783
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC7783 is a red with RGB values 188, 119, 131 and HSL 350°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC7783#BC7783

HEX#BC7783

RGBrgb(188, 119, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4667, 0.5137

RGB percentages73.7%, 46.7%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(349.6, 34%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 36.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.7%, 30.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,363

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7783;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#43887C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#938F82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8717Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Light pink · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77BCB0

Analogous#BC77A6, #BC8E77

Triadic#83BC77, #7783BC

Split complementary#77BC8E, #77A5BC

Tetradic#A6BC77, #77BCB0, #8E77BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDEE0

Lighter +20%#DEBBC1

Lighter +10%#CD99A2

Darker −10%#AB5564

Darker −20%#894450

Darker −30%#67333C

Darker −40%#452228

More saturated +25%#D55E72

Less saturated −25%#A39094

Channel breakdown

R188

G119

B131

Red188 (73.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue349.57°

Saturation (HSL)33.99%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 77 · B 83

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BC7783 (chemical formula)

Formula
93,492.423 g/mol
7784 atoms

BC7783 has a molar mass of 93,492.423 g/mol, made up of 7784 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 7783 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass93,492.423 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7784

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5524782 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.4413142 × 10^18

Composition by mass

B0%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.012%

Carbon (C × 7783)93,481.613 g/mol, 99.988%

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