Recognised as Colour

#BC7983

#BC7983
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC7983 is a red with RGB values 188, 121, 131 and HSL 351°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC7983#BC7983

HEX#BC7983

RGBrgb(188, 121, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4745, 0.5137

RGB percentages73.7%, 47.5%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(351, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 35.6%, 30.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,875

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7983;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#43867C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848483no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#949082no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8737Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9 Light coral · ΔE 22.3 Light pink · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BCB2

Analogous#BC79A5, #BC9179

Triadic#83BC79, #7983BC

Split complementary#79BC91, #79A5BC

Tetradic#A5BC79, #79BCB2, #9179BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDFE1

Lighter +20%#DEBDC2

Lighter +10%#CD9BA2

Darker −10%#AB5764

Darker −20%#8A454F

Darker −30%#68343C

Darker −40%#462328

More saturated +25%#D56071

Less saturated −25%#A39295

Channel breakdown

R188

G121

B131

Red188 (73.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue351.04°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 79 · B 83

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BC7983 (chemical formula)

Formula
95,894.623 g/mol
7984 atoms

BC7983 has a molar mass of 95,894.623 g/mol, made up of 7984 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 7983 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass95,894.623 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7984

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5923677 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.2799567 × 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, 0.011%

Carbon (C × 7983)95,883.813 g/mol, 99.989%

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