#BC573A#BC573A
#BC573A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.138 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC573A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 87, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.27, 38.64, 35.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.27, 52.74, 42.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.73% 0.1101 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.73% 0.138 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9133, 17.8163, 6.1291) |
| Luminance | 0.1781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.59
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC573A #3A9FBC
analogous
#BC3A5E #BC573A #BC983A
triadic
#BC573A #3ABC57 #573ABC
tetradic
#BC573A #5EBC3A #3A9FBC #983ABC
square
#BC573A #5EBC3A #3A9FBC #983ABC
split-complementary
#BC573A #3ABC98 #3A5EBC
monochromatic
#5E2C1D #8D412C #BC573A #CF7C64 #DEA393
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#BC573A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#BC573A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC573A
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC573A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC573A | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4350
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc573a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 87, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.138 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68971',
500: '#bc573a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc573a; $custom-light: #d68971; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc573a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 87,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.385,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57728,
"c": 0.1376,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.17813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC573A
secondary
#89BBC9
accent
#BCDC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B