#BC4336#BC4336
#BC4336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4336 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 67, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 71.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 47.92, 33.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 58.69, 35.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.94% 0.1382 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.94% 0.158 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4145, 14.9753, 5.1469) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.76
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.38
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.91
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4336 #36AFBC
analogous
#BC366C #BC4336 #BC8636
triadic
#BC4336 #36BC43 #4336BC
tetradic
#BC4336 #6CBC36 #36AFBC #8636BC
square
#BC4336 #6CBC36 #36AFBC #8636BC
split-complementary
#BC4336 #36BC86 #366CBC
monochromatic
#5D211B #8C3228 #BC4336 #D1695E #DF968E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#BC4336 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#BC4336 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4336
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4336 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4336 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827632
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2541
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4336; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 67, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87d6d',
500: '#bc4336',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4336; $custom-light: #d87d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4336",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 67,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.821,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54936,
"c": 0.15842,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.14972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4336
secondary
#85C2C9
accent
#D0DF49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A