#BC4E4C#BC4E4C
#BC4E4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.143 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 78, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 59.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.84, 44.22, 23.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.84, 50.20, 28.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.73% 0.1308 0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.73% 0.143 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7701, 16.6651, 8.7484) |
| Luminance | 0.1666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.73
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.08
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.49
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.36
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4E4C #4CBABC
analogous
#BC4C82 #BC4E4C #BC864C
triadic
#BC4E4C #4CBC4E #4E4CBC
tetradic
#BC4E4C #82BC4C #4CBABC #864CBC
square
#BC4E4C #82BC4C #4CBABC #864CBC
split-complementary
#BC4E4C #4CBC86 #4C82BC
monochromatic
#672827 #943937 #BC4E4C #CD7A79 #DDA6A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#BC4E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#BC4E4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4E4C
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4E4C | 1.00 | 4.85 | 4.33 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69634B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857A49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3A4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.143 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6847e',
500: '#bc4e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4e4c; $custom-light: #d6847e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 78,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.071,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56727,
"c": 0.1429,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.16662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4E4C
secondary
#99CACA
accent
#D3D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B09
muted
#837C7B