#BC4839#BC4839
#BC4839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4839 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 45.83, 33.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 56.59, 35.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1323 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.153 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7973, 15.6248, 5.6329) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.35
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.67
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.00
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4839 #39ADBC
analogous
#BC396C #BC4839 #BC8939
triadic
#BC4839 #39BC48 #4839BC
tetradic
#BC4839 #6CBC39 #39ADBC #8939BC
square
#BC4839 #6CBC39 #39ADBC #8939BC
split-complementary
#BC4839 #39BC89 #396CBC
monochromatic
#5E241D #8D362B #BC4839 #D06F63 #DE9A92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BC4839 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#BC4839 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4839
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4839 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4839 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2E45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4839; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78070',
500: '#bc4839',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4839; $custom-light: #d78070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4839",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.87,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55609,
"c": 0.15278,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.15622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4839
secondary
#88C1C9
accent
#CCDD4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A