#BC4730#BC4730
#BC4730 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4730 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 71, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 59%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 74%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 74.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.20, 45.86, 37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.20, 59.51, 39.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.36% 0.1306 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.36% 0.156 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5283, 15.4145, 4.5321) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.52
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.54
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4730 #30A5BC
analogous
#BC305F #BC4730 #BC8D30
triadic
#BC4730 #30BC47 #4730BC
tetradic
#BC4730 #5FBC30 #30A5BC #8D30BC
square
#BC4730 #5FBC30 #30A5BC #8D30BC
split-complementary
#BC4730 #30BC8D #305FBC
monochromatic
#5A2217 #8B3524 #BC4730 #D46A55 #E09586
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#BC4730 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#BC4730 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4730
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4730 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4730 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84772C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2A42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4730; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87f69',
500: '#bc4730',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4730; $custom-light: #d87f69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4730",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 71,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.857,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55362,
"c": 0.15576,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.15411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4730
secondary
#7EBDCA
accent
#C9E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A