#BC4640#BC4640
#BC4640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4640 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 70, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 66%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 47.13, 28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 55.26, 31.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.46% 0.1377 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.46% 0.154 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8570, 15.4451, 6.5744) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.91
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.52
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.66
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4640 #40B6BC
analogous
#BC4078 #BC4640 #BC8440
triadic
#BC4640 #40BC46 #4640BC
tetradic
#BC4640 #78BC40 #40B6BC #8440BC
square
#BC4640 #78BC40 #40B6BC #8440BC
split-complementary
#BC4640 #40BC84 #4078BC
monochromatic
#612421 #8E3530 #BC4640 #CD716C #DD9D9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#BC4640 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#BC4640 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4640
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4640 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4640 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83773D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2C45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4640; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77f75',
500: '#bc4640',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4640; $custom-light: #d77f75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4640",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 70,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.903,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55461,
"c": 0.15355,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.15442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4640
secondary
#8FC6C9
accent
#D2D94F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B