#BC464B#BC464B
#BC464B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC464B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 70, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 60.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.42, 47.85, 22.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.42, 52.88, 25.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.142 0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.152 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2014, 15.5829, 8.3886) |
| Luminance | 0.1558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.91
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.52
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.04
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC464B #46BCB7
analogous
#BC4686 #BC464B #BC7C46
triadic
#BC464B #4BBC46 #464BBC
tetradic
#BC464B #86BC46 #46BCB7 #7C46BC
square
#BC464B #86BC46 #46BCB7 #7C46BC
split-complementary
#BC464B #46BC7C #4686BC
monochromatic
#642427 #903438 #BC464B #CC7377 #DDA0A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#BC464B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#BC464B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC464B
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC464B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC464B | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645E4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827748
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2F49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc464b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67f7d',
500: '#bc464b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc464b; $custom-light: #d67f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc464b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 70,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.458,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55659,
"c": 0.1522,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.1558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC464B
secondary
#95C9C7
accent
#D6D151
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B