#BC473B#BC473B
#BC473B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC473B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 71, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 46.40, 31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 56.29, 34.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.51% 0.1344 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.51% 0.153 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7841, 15.5169, 5.8795) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.81
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.02
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.16
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.42
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC473B #3BB0BC
analogous
#BC3B6F #BC473B #BC873B
triadic
#BC473B #3BBC47 #473BBC
tetradic
#BC473B #6FBC3B #3BB0BC #873BBC
square
#BC473B #6FBC3B #3BB0BC #873BBC
split-complementary
#BC473B #3BBC87 #3B6FBC
monochromatic
#5F241E #8D352C #BC473B #CF6F65 #DD9B94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BC473B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#BC473B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC473B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC473B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC473B | 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)
#665E39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2C45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc473b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77f71',
500: '#bc473b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc473b; $custom-light: #d77f71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc473b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 71,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.581,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55509,
"c": 0.1534,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.15514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC473B
secondary
#8AC3C9
accent
#CEDC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A