#BC474E#BC474E
#BC474E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC474E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 71, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.65, 47.62, 21.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.65, 52.05, 23.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.85% 0.1418 0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.85% 0.151 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3696, 15.7511, 8.9632) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.71
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.27
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.54
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC474E #47BCB5
analogous
#BC4788 #BC474E #BC7A47
triadic
#BC474E #4EBC47 #474EBC
tetradic
#BC474E #88BC47 #47BCB5 #7A47BC
square
#BC474E #88BC47 #47BCB5 #7A47BC
split-complementary
#BC474E #47BC7A #4788BC
monochromatic
#642428 #91353A #BC474E #CC7479 #DDA1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#BC474E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BC474E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC474E
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC474E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC474E | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD314A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc474e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6807f',
500: '#bc474e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc474e; $custom-light: #d6807f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc474e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 71,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.41,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55845,
"c": 0.15083,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.15748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC474E
secondary
#95C9C6
accent
#D6CE52
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C