#BC4950#BC4950
#BC4950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.148 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 57.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 46.86, 20.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 51.07, 23.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.14% 0.1397 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.14% 0.148 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5717, 16.0388, 9.3897) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.76
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.15
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.07
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4950 #49BCB5
analogous
#BC4989 #BC4950 #BC7B49
triadic
#BC4950 #50BC49 #4950BC
tetradic
#BC4950 #89BC49 #49BCB5 #7B49BC
square
#BC4950 #89BC49 #49BCB5 #7B49BC
split-complementary
#BC4950 #49BC7B #4989BC
monochromatic
#652529 #92363B #BC4950 #CC767B #DDA2A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BC4950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BC4950 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4950
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4950 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#656050
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD344C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.148 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68181',
500: '#bc4950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4950; $custom-light: #d68181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4950",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.348,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56142,
"c": 0.14837,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.16036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4950
secondary
#97CAC7
accent
#D6CE52
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C