#BC4943#BC4943
#BC4943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4943 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.80, 45.95, 27.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.80, 53.69, 31.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% 0.1346 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.15 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1370, 15.8649, 7.1003) |
| Luminance | 0.1586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.79
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.34
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.01
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4943 #43B6BC
analogous
#BC437A #BC4943 #BC8543
triadic
#BC4943 #43BC49 #4943BC
tetradic
#BC4943 #7ABC43 #43B6BC #8543BC
square
#BC4943 #7ABC43 #43B6BC #8543BC
split-complementary
#BC4943 #43BC85 #437ABC
monochromatic
#622623 #8F3733 #BC4943 #CC7570 #DCA09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BC4943 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#BC4943 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4943
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4943 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4943 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.17 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675F42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3148
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4943; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78177',
500: '#bc4943',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4943; $custom-light: #d78177; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4943",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.975,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55896,
"c": 0.14984,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.15862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4943
secondary
#92C6C9
accent
#D0D751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B