#BC483D#BC483D
#BC483D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC483D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.53, 46.05, 30.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.53, 55.49, 33.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.67% 0.1338 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.67% 0.152 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9011, 15.6663, 6.1793) |
| Luminance | 0.1566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.23
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.76
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC483D #3DB1BC
analogous
#BC3D72 #BC483D #BC883D
triadic
#BC483D #3DBC48 #483DBC
tetradic
#BC483D #72BC3D #3DB1BC #883DBC
square
#BC483D #72BC3D #3DB1BC #883DBC
split-complementary
#BC483D #3DBC88 #3D72BC
monochromatic
#60251F #8E362E #BC483D #CE7168 #DD9C96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BC483D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#BC483D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC483D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC483D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC483D | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc483d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78073',
500: '#bc483d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc483d; $custom-light: #d78073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc483d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.197,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55669,
"c": 0.15198,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.15663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC483D
secondary
#8CC3C9
accent
#CEDA4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B