#BC4F3F#BC4F3F
#BC4F3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.144 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4F3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 79, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.81, 42.88, 31.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.81, 53.12, 36.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.64% 0.1242 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.64% 0.144 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4346, 16.6454, 6.6278) |
| Luminance | 0.1664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.07
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.81
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4F3F #3FACBC
analogous
#BC3F6E #BC4F3F #BC8E3F
triadic
#BC4F3F #3FBC4F #4F3FBC
tetradic
#BC4F3F #6EBC3F #3FACBC #8E3FBC
square
#BC4F3F #6EBC3F #3FACBC #8E3FBC
split-complementary
#BC4F3F #3FBC8E #3F6EBC
monochromatic
#602820 #8E3C30 #BC4F3F #CD776B #DDA199
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#BC4F3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#BC4F3F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4F3F
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4F3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4F3F | 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)
#6C633D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE394C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4f3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 79, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.144 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78474',
500: '#bc4f3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4f3f; $custom-light: #d78474; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4f3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 79,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.68,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56641,
"c": 0.14424,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.16642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4F3F
secondary
#8EC1C9
accent
#C8D94E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B