#BC473A#BC473A
#BC473A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC473A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 71, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.32, 46.34, 32.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.32, 56.57, 34.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.5% 0.1341 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.154 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7584, 15.5066, 5.7442) |
| Luminance | 0.1550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.07
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.18
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC473A #3AAFBC
analogous
#BC3A6E #BC473A #BC883A
triadic
#BC473A #3ABC47 #473ABC
tetradic
#BC473A #6EBC3A #3AAFBC #883ABC
square
#BC473A #6EBC3A #3AAFBC #883ABC
split-complementary
#BC473A #3ABC88 #3A6EBC
monochromatic
#5E241D #8D352C #BC473A #CF6F64 #DE9A93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BC473A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#BC473A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC473A
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC473A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC473A | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847737
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2C45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc473a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77f70',
500: '#bc473a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc473a; $custom-light: #d77f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc473a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 71,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55495,
"c": 0.15359,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.15503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC473A
secondary
#89C2C9
accent
#CEDC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A