#BC4A43#BC4A43
#BC4A43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.97, 45.49, 27.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.97, 53.41, 31.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.03% 0.1332 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.03% 0.149 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2033, 15.9974, 7.1224) |
| Luminance | 0.1599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.95
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.64
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.23
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A43 #43B5BC
analogous
#BC4379 #BC4A43 #BC8643
triadic
#BC4A43 #43BC4A #4A43BC
tetradic
#BC4A43 #79BC43 #43B5BC #8643BC
square
#BC4A43 #79BC43 #43B5BC #8643BC
split-complementary
#BC4A43 #43BC86 #4379BC
monochromatic
#622623 #8F3833 #BC4A43 #CC7570 #DCA19D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BC4A43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BC4A43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A43
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A43 | 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)
#686042
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847940
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3349
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78177',
500: '#bc4a43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a43; $custom-light: #d78177; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a43",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.471,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56027,
"c": 0.14876,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.15994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A43
secondary
#92C5C9
accent
#CFD751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B