#BC4B3D#BC4B3D
#BC4B3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 75, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.06, 44.67, 31.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.06, 54.71, 35.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.06% 0.1294 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.06% 0.149 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0998, 16.0637, 6.2455) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.33
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.67
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.86
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4B3D #3DAEBC
analogous
#BC3D6F #BC4B3D #BC8B3D
triadic
#BC4B3D #3DBC4B #4B3DBC
tetradic
#BC4B3D #6FBC3D #3DAEBC #8B3DBC
square
#BC4B3D #6FBC3D #3DAEBC #8B3DBC
split-complementary
#BC4B3D #3DBC8B #3D6FBC
monochromatic
#60261F #8E392E #BC4B3D #CE7368 #DD9E96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BC4B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BC4B3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4B3D
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4B3D | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69603B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85793A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3348
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78273',
500: '#bc4b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4b3d; $custom-light: #d78273; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 75,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.614,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56064,
"c": 0.14885,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.1606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4B3D
secondary
#8CC2C9
accent
#CBDA4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B