#BC4D3E#BC4D3E
#BC4D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.147 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 77, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.43, 43.78, 31.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.43, 53.91, 35.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.35% 0.1268 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.35% 0.147 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2648, 16.3501, 6.4346) |
| Luminance | 0.1635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.68
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.61
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.71
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4D3E #3EADBC
analogous
#BC3E6E #BC4D3E #BC8C3E
triadic
#BC4D3E #3EBC4D #4D3EBC
tetradic
#BC4D3E #6EBC3E #3EADBC #8C3EBC
square
#BC4D3E #6EBC3E #3EADBC #8C3EBC
split-complementary
#BC4D3E #3EBC8C #3E6EBC
monochromatic
#602720 #8E3A2F #BC4D3E #CE756A #DDA098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.92
#BC4D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.27
#BC4D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4D3E
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4D3E | 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)
#6A613C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE364A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.147 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78373',
500: '#bc4d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4d3e; $custom-light: #d78373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 77,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.143,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5635,
"c": 0.14655,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.16347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4D3E
secondary
#8DC2C9
accent
#C9DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B