#BC4D3C#BC4D3C
#BC4D3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 77, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.40, 43.67, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.40, 54.48, 36.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.32% 0.1261 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.32% 0.147 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2109, 16.3286, 6.1509) |
| Luminance | 0.1633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.18
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.97
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.00
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.21
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4D3C #3CABBC
analogous
#BC3C6B #BC4D3C #BC8D3C
triadic
#BC4D3C #3CBC4D #4D3CBC
tetradic
#BC4D3C #6BBC3C #3CABBC #8D3CBC
square
#BC4D3C #6BBC3C #3CABBC #8D3CBC
split-complementary
#BC4D3C #3CBC8D #3C6BBC
monochromatic
#5F271E #8E3A2D #BC4D3C #CE7567 #DD9F95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.92
#BC4D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#BC4D3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4D3C
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4D3C | 1.00 | 4.92 | 4.26 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A613A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3649
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78372',
500: '#bc4d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4d3c; $custom-light: #d78372; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 77,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.969,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5632,
"c": 0.14701,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.16325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4D3C
secondary
#8BC0C9
accent
#C8DB4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B