#BC4944#BC4944
#BC4944 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4944 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.81, 46.02, 27.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.81, 53.45, 30.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.91% 0.135 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.91% 0.15 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1673, 15.8770, 7.2597) |
| Luminance | 0.1587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.79
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4944 #44B7BC
analogous
#BC447B #BC4944 #BC8544
triadic
#BC4944 #44BC49 #4944BC
tetradic
#BC4944 #7BBC44 #44B7BC #8544BC
square
#BC4944 #7BBC44 #44B7BC #8544BC
split-complementary
#BC4944 #44BC85 #447BBC
monochromatic
#622623 #8F3733 #BC4944 #CC7571 #DCA19E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BC4944 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#BC4944 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4944
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4944 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4944 | 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)
#676043
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3149
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4944; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78178',
500: '#bc4944',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4944; $custom-light: #d78178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4944",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.5,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55913,
"c": 0.14968,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.15874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4944
secondary
#93C6C9
accent
#D1D751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B