#BC4945#BC4945
#BC4945 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4945 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 63.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.83, 46.08, 26.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.83, 53.22, 30.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.93% 0.1354 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.93% 0.15 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1981, 15.8893, 7.4218) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.19
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4945 #45B8BC
analogous
#BC457C #BC4945 #BC8545
triadic
#BC4945 #45BC49 #4945BC
tetradic
#BC4945 #7CBC45 #45B8BC #8545BC
square
#BC4945 #7CBC45 #45B8BC #8545BC
split-complementary
#BC4945 #45BC85 #457CBC
monochromatic
#632624 #903734 #BC4945 #CC7572 #DCA19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BC4945 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BC4945 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4945
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4945 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4945 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676044
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3249
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4945; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68178',
500: '#bc4945',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4945; $custom-light: #d68178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4945",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.017,
"s": 47.036,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55931,
"c": 0.14953,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.15886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4945
secondary
#94C7C9
accent
#D2D751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B