#BC4B38#BC4B38
#BC4B38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.150 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 75, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 70.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.99, 44.39, 34.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.99, 56.14, 37.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.99% 0.1276 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.99% 0.15 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9713, 16.0123, 5.5690) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.51
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.69
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.81
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4B38 #38A9BC
analogous
#BC3867 #BC4B38 #BC8D38
triadic
#BC4B38 #38BC4B #4B38BC
tetradic
#BC4B38 #67BC38 #38A9BC #8D38BC
square
#BC4B38 #67BC38 #38A9BC #8D38BC
split-complementary
#BC4B38 #38BC8D #3867BC
monochromatic
#5E251C #8D382A #BC4B38 #D07161 #DE9C90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#BC4B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BC4B38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4B38
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4B38 | 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)
#696036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857935
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3247
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.150 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7816f',
500: '#bc4b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4b38; $custom-light: #d7816f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 75,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.636,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55992,
"c": 0.14997,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.16009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4B38
secondary
#87BFC9
accent
#C8DD4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A