#BC4D3A#BC4D3A
#BC4D3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 77, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.38, 43.55, 33.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.38, 55.06, 37.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.29% 0.1254 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.29% 0.147 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1590, 16.3078, 5.8777) |
| Luminance | 0.1631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.41
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.42
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4D3A #3AA9BC
analogous
#BC3A68 #BC4D3A #BC8E3A
triadic
#BC4D3A #3ABC4D #4D3ABC
tetradic
#BC4D3A #68BC3A #3AA9BC #8E3ABC
square
#BC4D3A #68BC3A #3AA9BC #8E3ABC
split-complementary
#BC4D3A #3ABC8E #3A68BC
monochromatic
#5E271D #8D3A2C #BC4D3A #CF7464 #DE9E93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#BC4D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#BC4D3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4D3A
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4D3A | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6138
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3549
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78371',
500: '#bc4d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4d3a; $custom-light: #d78371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 77,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.769,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56291,
"c": 0.14748,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.16305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4D3A
secondary
#89BFC9
accent
#C7DC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A