#BC4538#BC4538
#BC4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4538 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 69, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 70.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.96, 47.14, 33.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.96, 57.63, 35.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.21% 0.1362 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.21% 0.156 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5834, 15.2364, 5.4397) |
| Luminance | 0.1523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.19
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.54
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.68
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.79
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4538 #38AFBC
analogous
#BC386D #BC4538 #BC8738
triadic
#BC4538 #38BC45 #4538BC
tetradic
#BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC #8738BC
square
#BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC #8738BC
split-complementary
#BC4538 #38BC87 #386DBC
monochromatic
#5E221C #8D342A #BC4538 #D06C61 #DE9890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#BC4538 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#BC4538 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4538
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4538 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4538 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837634
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2943
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4538; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77e6f',
500: '#bc4538',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4538; $custom-light: #d77e6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4538",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 69,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.909,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55212,
"c": 0.15602,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.15233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4538
secondary
#87C2C9
accent
#CFDD4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A