#BC593E#BC593E
#BC593E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.134 H 36.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC593E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 89, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.72, 37.85, 34.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.72, 51.01, 42.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.09% 0.1085 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.09% 0.134 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1832, 18.1870, 6.7408) |
| Luminance | 0.1818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.41
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.33
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC593E #3EA1BC
analogous
#BC3E62 #BC593E #BC983E
triadic
#BC593E #3EBC59 #593EBC
tetradic
#BC593E #62BC3E #3EA1BC #983EBC
square
#BC593E #62BC3E #3EA1BC #983EBC
split-complementary
#BC593E #3EBC98 #3E62BC
monochromatic
#602D20 #8E432F #BC593E #CE7F6A #DDA698
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#BC593E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#BC593E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC593E
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC593E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC593E | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73693B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4653
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc593e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 89, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.134 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68a74',
500: '#bc593e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc593e; $custom-light: #d68a74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc593e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 89,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.857,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58087,
"c": 0.13442,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.18184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC593E
secondary
#8DBCC9
accent
#BCDA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B