#BC4A45#BC4A45
#BC4A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.148 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 63.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, 45.62, 26.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 52.93, 30.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.06% 0.1339 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.06% 0.148 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2643, 16.0218, 7.4439) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.44
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A45 #45B7BC
analogous
#BC457B #BC4A45 #BC8545
triadic
#BC4A45 #45BC4A #4A45BC
tetradic
#BC4A45 #7BBC45 #45B7BC #8545BC
square
#BC4A45 #7BBC45 #45B7BC #8545BC
split-complementary
#BC4A45 #45BC85 #457BBC
monochromatic
#632624 #903834 #BC4A45 #CC7672 #DCA29F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BC4A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BC4A45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A45
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A45 | 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)
#676044
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE334A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.148 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68178',
500: '#bc4a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a45; $custom-light: #d68178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.521,
"s": 47.036,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56062,
"c": 0.14842,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.16019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A45
secondary
#94C7C9
accent
#D1D751
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B