#BC4A42#BC4A42
#BC4A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 64.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.96, 45.43, 28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.96, 53.66, 32.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.01% 0.1328 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.01% 0.149 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1735, 15.9855, 6.9658) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.05
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.79
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.99
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A42 #42B4BC
analogous
#BC4277 #BC4A42 #BC8742
triadic
#BC4A42 #42BC4A #4A42BC
tetradic
#BC4A42 #77BC42 #42B4BC #8742BC
square
#BC4A42 #77BC42 #42B4BC #8742BC
split-complementary
#BC4A42 #42BC87 #4277BC
monochromatic
#612622 #8F3832 #BC4A42 #CC756F #DCA09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BC4A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BC4A42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A42
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A42 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3249
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78176',
500: '#bc4a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a42; $custom-light: #d78176; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.934,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56011,
"c": 0.14893,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.15982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A42
secondary
#91C5C9
accent
#CFD850
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B