Recognised as Colour

#BC816F

#BC816F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC816F is a red with RGB values 188, 129, 111 and HSL 14°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC816F#BC816F

HEX#BC816F

RGBrgb(188, 129, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5059, 0.4353

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(14, 36.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14, 41%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.4%, 41%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,903

CSS custom property--colour: #BC816F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#437E90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F886Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D946Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C9787Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6 Tan · ΔE 22.6 Light coral · ΔE 23.2 Light salmon · ΔE 24.4 Sienna · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FAABC

Analogous#BC6F84, #BCA86F

Triadic#6FBC81, #816FBC

Split complementary#6FBCA8, #6F84BC

Tetradic#83BC6F, #6FAABC, #A76FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFA

Lighter +30%#EDDCD7

Lighter +20%#DCBEB5

Lighter +10%#CC9F92

Darker −10%#A9644F

Darker −20%#864F3F

Darker −30%#643B2E

Darker −40%#41261E

More saturated +25%#D67355

Less saturated −25%#A28F89

Channel breakdown

R188

G129

B111

Red188 (73.7%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue14.03°

Saturation (HSL)36.49%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 81 · B 6F

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BC816F (chemical formula)

Formula
9,830.784 g/mol
818 atoms

BC816F has a molar mass of 9,830.784 g/mol, made up of 818 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 816 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,830.784 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule818

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6324401 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1257991 × 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, 0.11%

Carbon (C × 816)9,800.976 g/mol, 99.697%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.193%

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