#BC4837#BC4837
#BC4837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 70.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.45, 45.73, 34.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.45, 57.17, 36.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.1316 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.153 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7484, 15.6052, 5.3753) |
| Luminance | 0.1560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.14
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.74
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.02
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.47
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4837 #37ABBC
analogous
#BC3769 #BC4837 #BC8A37
triadic
#BC4837 #37BC48 #4837BC
tetradic
#BC4837 #69BC37 #37ABBC #8A37BC
square
#BC4837 #69BC37 #37ABBC #8A37BC
split-complementary
#BC4837 #37BC8A #3769BC
monochromatic
#5D241B #8D3629 #BC4837 #D06E60 #DE998F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#BC4837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#BC4837 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4837
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4837 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847834
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7806e',
500: '#bc4837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4837; $custom-light: #d7806e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4837",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.669,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55581,
"c": 0.15321,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.15602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4837
secondary
#86C0C9
accent
#CBDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A