#BC4C4F#BC4C4F
#BC4C4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.145 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4C4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 76, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 58%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.53, 45.39, 21.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.53, 50.26, 25.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.52% 0.1349 0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.52% 0.145 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7369, 16.4279, 9.2639) |
| Luminance | 0.1643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.42
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.82
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.14
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4C4F #4CBCB9
analogous
#BC4C87 #BC4C4F #BC814C
triadic
#BC4C4F #4FBC4C #4C4FBC
tetradic
#BC4C4F #87BC4C #4CBCB9 #814CBC
square
#BC4C4F #87BC4C #4CBCB9 #814CBC
split-complementary
#BC4C4F #4CBC81 #4C87BC
monochromatic
#672728 #94373A #BC4C4F #CD797B #DDA5A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#BC4C4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#BC4C4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4C4F
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4C4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4C4F | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.28 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#67624E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847A4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD384E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4c4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 76, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.145 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68280',
500: '#bc4c4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4c4f; $custom-light: #d68280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4c4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 76,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.393,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56516,
"c": 0.14489,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.16425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4C4F
secondary
#99CAC9
accent
#D5D253
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C