#BC4A4D#BC4A4D
#BC4A4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.147 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.14, 46.17, 22.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.14, 51.26, 25.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.21% 0.1371 0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.21% 0.147 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5296, 16.1279, 8.8410) |
| Luminance | 0.1613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.27
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.32
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.53
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A4D #4ABCB9
analogous
#BC4A86 #BC4A4D #BC804A
triadic
#BC4A4D #4DBC4A #4A4DBC
tetradic
#BC4A4D #86BC4A #4ABCB9 #804ABC
square
#BC4A4D #86BC4A #4ABCB9 #804ABC
split-complementary
#BC4A4D #4ABC80 #4A86BC
monochromatic
#662627 #933639 #BC4A4D #CD7779 #DDA3A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#BC4A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#BC4A4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A4D
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A4D | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66614C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83794A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD354C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.147 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6817e',
500: '#bc4a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a4d; $custom-light: #d6817e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.421,
"s": 45.968,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56211,
"c": 0.14742,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.16125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A4D
secondary
#98CAC9
accent
#D6D252
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C