#BC483A#BC483A
#BC483A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC483A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 45.89, 32.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 56.31, 35.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.62% 0.1327 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.62% 0.153 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8225, 15.6348, 5.7655) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.31
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.50
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.69
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC483A #3AAEBC
analogous
#BC3A6D #BC483A #BC893A
triadic
#BC483A #3ABC48 #483ABC
tetradic
#BC483A #6DBC3A #3AAEBC #893ABC
square
#BC483A #6DBC3A #3AAEBC #893ABC
split-complementary
#BC483A #3ABC89 #3A6DBC
monochromatic
#5E241D #8D362C #BC483A #CF7064 #DE9B93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BC483A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#BC483A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC483A
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC483A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC483A | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2E45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc483a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78070',
500: '#bc483a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc483a; $custom-light: #d78070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc483a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.462,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55624,
"c": 0.15258,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.15632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC483A
secondary
#89C2C9
accent
#CDDC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A