#BC483F#BC483F
#BC483F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC483F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 46.17, 29.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 54.97, 32.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.7% 0.1345 0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.7% 0.152 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9560, 15.6882, 6.4683) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.75
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.44
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.84
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC483F #3FB3BC
analogous
#BC3F75 #BC483F #BC873F
triadic
#BC483F #3FBC48 #483FBC
tetradic
#BC483F #75BC3F #3FB3BC #873FBC
square
#BC483F #75BC3F #3FB3BC #873FBC
split-complementary
#BC483F #3FBC87 #3F75BC
monochromatic
#602520 #8E3630 #BC483F #CD726B #DD9E99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BC483F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BC483F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC483F
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC483F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC483F | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675F3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc483f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78074',
500: '#bc483f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc483f; $custom-light: #d78074; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc483f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.32,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.557,
"c": 0.1516,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.15685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC483F
secondary
#8EC4C9
accent
#CFD94E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B