#BC4D3D#BC4D3D
#BC4D3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 77, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.42, 43.72, 32.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.42, 54.19, 36.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.34% 0.1265 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.34% 0.147 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2376, 16.3392, 6.2914) |
| Luminance | 0.1634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.76
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.96
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4D3D #3DACBC
analogous
#BC3D6D #BC4D3D #BC8D3D
triadic
#BC4D3D #3DBC4D #4D3DBC
tetradic
#BC4D3D #6DBC3D #3DACBC #8D3DBC
square
#BC4D3D #6DBC3D #3DACBC #8D3DBC
split-complementary
#BC4D3D #3DBC8D #3D6DBC
monochromatic
#60271F #8E3A2E #BC4D3D #CE7568 #DD9F96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.92
#BC4D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.27
#BC4D3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4D3D
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4D3D | 1.00 | 4.92 | 4.27 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A613B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE364A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78373',
500: '#bc4d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4d3d; $custom-light: #d78373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 77,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.559,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56335,
"c": 0.14678,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.16336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4D3D
secondary
#8CC1C9
accent
#C9DA4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B