#BC444E#BC444E
#BC444E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC444E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 68, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.15, 48.95, 20.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.15, 53.01, 22.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.47% 0.146 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.47% 0.154 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1835, 15.3789, 8.9012) |
| Luminance | 0.1538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.07
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.01
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.45
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC444E #44BCB2
analogous
#BC448A #BC444E #BC7644
triadic
#BC444E #4EBC44 #444EBC
tetradic
#BC444E #8ABC44 #44BCB2 #7644BC
square
#BC444E #8ABC44 #44BCB2 #7644BC
split-complementary
#BC444E #44BC76 #448ABC
monochromatic
#622329 #8F333B #BC444E #CC7179 #DC9EA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#BC444E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#BC444E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC444E
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC444E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC444E | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80774B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2C48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc444e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67e7f',
500: '#bc444e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc444e; $custom-light: #d67e7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc444e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 68,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55472,
"c": 0.1543,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.15376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC444E
secondary
#93C9C4
accent
#D7CC51
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C