Recognised as Colour

#BE3C15

#BE3C15
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BE3C15 is a red with RGB values 190, 60, 21 and HSL 14°, 80%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BE3C15#BE3C15

HEX#BE3C15

RGBrgb(190, 60, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2353, 0.0824

RGB percentages74.5%, 23.5%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(13.8, 80.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 88.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 68.4%, 88.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,467,221

CSS custom property--colour: #BE3C15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#41C3EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63570Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#83740Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D20935no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14.2 Dark red · ΔE 18.5 Chocolate · ΔE 19 Tomato · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 20.3 Maroon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1597BE

Analogous#BE1542, #BE9115

Triadic#15BE3C, #3C15BE

Split complementary#15BE90, #1543BE

Tetradic#43BE15, #1597BE, #9015BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6BBA9

Lighter +30%#F0977C

Lighter +20%#EB724E

Lighter +10%#E64E20

Darker −10%#902D10

Darker −20%#621F0B

Darker −30%#341006

Darker −40%#060201

More saturated +25%#D33100

Less saturated −25%#A44A2F

Channel breakdown

R190

G60

B21

Red190 (74.5%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue13.85°

Saturation (HSL)80.09%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 3C · B 15

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Be3C15 (chemical formula)

Formula
207.2016 g/mol
18 atoms

Be3C15 has a molar mass of 207.2016 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × Be, 15 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass207.2016 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.4406635 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9064161 × 10^21

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

Be13%

C87%

Beryllium (Be × 3)27.0366 g/mol, 13.048%

Carbon (C × 15)180.165 g/mol, 86.952%

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