#BC4E4D#BC4E4D
#BC4E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.143 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 78, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.85, 44.30, 23.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.85, 50.00, 27.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.75% 0.1312 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.75% 0.143 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8052, 16.6791, 8.9329) |
| Luminance | 0.1668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.47
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.28
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4E4D #4DBBBC
analogous
#BC4D83 #BC4E4D #BC864D
triadic
#BC4E4D #4DBC4E #4E4DBC
tetradic
#BC4E4D #83BC4D #4DBBBC #864DBC
square
#BC4E4D #83BC4D #4DBBBC #864DBC
split-complementary
#BC4E4D #4DBC86 #4D83BC
monochromatic
#682827 #943938 #BC4E4D #CD7A79 #DDA6A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#BC4E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#BC4E4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4E4D
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4E4D | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69634C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857A4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.143 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6847e',
500: '#bc4e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4e4d; $custom-light: #d6847e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 78,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.541,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56747,
"c": 0.14277,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.16676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4E4D
secondary
#9ACACB
accent
#D4D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C