#BC4E3C#BC4E3C
#BC4E3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.146 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 78, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.58, 43.19, 32.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.58, 54.23, 37.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.46% 0.1246 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.46% 0.146 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2814, 16.4696, 6.1744) |
| Luminance | 0.1647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.05
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.22
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4E3C #3CAABC
analogous
#BC3C6A #BC4E3C #BC8E3C
triadic
#BC4E3C #3CBC4E #4E3CBC
tetradic
#BC4E3C #6ABC3C #3CAABC #8E3CBC
square
#BC4E3C #6ABC3C #3CAABC #8E3CBC
split-complementary
#BC4E3C #3CBC8E #3C6ABC
monochromatic
#5F281E #8E3B2D #BC4E3C #CE7567 #DD9F95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#BC4E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#BC4E3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4E3C
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4E3C | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B623A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE374A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.146 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78372',
500: '#bc4e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4e3c; $custom-light: #d78372; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 78,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.438,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56457,
"c": 0.14598,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.16466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4E3C
secondary
#8BC0C9
accent
#C7DB4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B