#BC473D#BC473D
#BC473D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC473D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 71, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.36, 46.51, 30.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.36, 55.76, 33.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.54% 0.1352 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.54% 0.153 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8370, 15.5380, 6.1579) |
| Luminance | 0.1553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.31
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.92
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.54
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.17
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC473D #3DB2BC
analogous
#BC3D73 #BC473D #BC873D
triadic
#BC473D #3DBC47 #473DBC
tetradic
#BC473D #73BC3D #3DB2BC #873DBC
square
#BC473D #73BC3D #3DB2BC #873DBC
split-complementary
#BC473D #3DBC87 #3D73BC
monochromatic
#60241F #8E362E #BC473D #CE7068 #DD9C96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#BC473D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#BC473D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC473D
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC473D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC473D | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83773A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc473d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77f73',
500: '#bc473d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc473d; $custom-light: #d77f73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc473d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 71,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.724,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5554,
"c": 0.15302,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.15535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC473D
secondary
#8CC4C9
accent
#CFDA4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B