#BC4234#BC4234
#BC4234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 72.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.41, 48.26, 34.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.41, 59.51, 35.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.79% 0.1389 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.79% 0.16 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3096, 14.8390, 4.8850) |
| Luminance | 0.1484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.75
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.11
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.19
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.90
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.00
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4234 #34AEBC
analogous
#BC346A #BC4234 #BC8634
triadic
#BC4234 #34BC42 #4234BC
tetradic
#BC4234 #6ABC34 #34AEBC #8634BC
square
#BC4234 #6ABC34 #34AEBC #8634BC
split-complementary
#BC4234 #34BC86 #346ABC
monochromatic
#5C2019 #8C3127 #BC4234 #D2685B #DF948B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#BC4234 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#BC4234 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4234
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4234 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4234 | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827530
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF223F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4234; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87c6c',
500: '#bc4234',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4234; $custom-light: #d87c6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4234",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.176,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54787,
"c": 0.15978,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.14836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4234
secondary
#83C2C9
accent
#D0E048
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A