#BC4F5A#BC4F5A
#BC4F5A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.141 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4F5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 79, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.29, 44.87, 15.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.29, 47.63, 19.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.16% 0.1349 0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.16% 0.141 16.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3825, 17.0246, 11.6203) |
| Luminance | 0.1702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.07
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.82
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.99
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.17
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4F5A #4FBCB1
analogous
#BC4F91 #BC4F5A #BC7B4F
triadic
#BC4F5A #5ABC4F #4F5ABC
tetradic
#BC4F5A #91BC4F #4FBCB1 #7B4FBC
square
#BC4F5A #91BC4F #4FBCB1 #7B4FBC
split-complementary
#BC4F5A #4FBC7B #4F91BC
monochromatic
#69282E #953942 #BC4F5A #CD7B84 #DEA8AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#BC4F5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#BC4F5A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4F5A
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4F5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4F5A | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68655A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837B58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC3E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4f5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 79, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.141 16.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58488',
500: '#bc4f5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4f5a; $custom-light: #d58488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4f5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 79,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.945,
"s": 44.856,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5716,
"c": 0.14071,
"h": 16.6
},
"luminance": 0.17022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4F5A
secondary
#9CCBC6
accent
#D5C853
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBEFEF
border
#D4CACA
text
#150B0B
muted
#837C7C