#BC4345#BC4345
#BC4345 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4345 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 67, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 63.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.82, 48.77, 25.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.82, 54.97, 27.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.18% 0.1439 0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.18% 0.156 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8227, 15.1386, 7.2967) |
| Luminance | 0.1514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.42
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.37
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.39
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.06
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4345 #43BCBA
analogous
#BC4382 #BC4345 #BC7D43
triadic
#BC4345 #45BC43 #4345BC
tetradic
#BC4345 #82BC43 #43BCBA #7D43BC
square
#BC4345 #82BC43 #43BCBA #7D43BC
split-complementary
#BC4345 #43BC7D #4382BC
monochromatic
#622324 #8F3334 #BC4345 #CC7072 #DC9D9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#BC4345 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#BC4345 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4345
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4345 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4345 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635C44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817642
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2845
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4345; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 67, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77d78',
500: '#bc4345',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4345; $custom-light: #d77d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4345",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 67,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.008,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55175,
"c": 0.1561,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.15135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4345
secondary
#92C9C8
accent
#D7D551
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B