#BC4A44#BC4A44
#BC4A44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 63.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.99, 45.56, 27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.99, 53.17, 31.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.04% 0.1335 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.04% 0.149 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2335, 16.0095, 7.2818) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.91
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.52
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A44 #44B6BC
analogous
#BC447A #BC4A44 #BC8644
triadic
#BC4A44 #44BC4A #4A44BC
tetradic
#BC4A44 #7ABC44 #44B6BC #8644BC
square
#BC4A44 #7ABC44 #44B6BC #8644BC
split-complementary
#BC4A44 #44BC86 #447ABC
monochromatic
#622623 #8F3833 #BC4A44 #CC7671 #DCA19E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BC4A44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BC4A44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A44
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A44 | 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)
#676043
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3349
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78178',
500: '#bc4a44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a44; $custom-light: #d78178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a44",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56044,
"c": 0.14859,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.16006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A44
secondary
#93C6C9
accent
#D0D751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B