#BC593F#BC593F
#BC593F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.134 H 35.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC593F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 89, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.74, 37.91, 33.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.74, 50.69, 41.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.1% 0.1088 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.134 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2109, 18.1981, 6.8866) |
| Luminance | 0.1820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.55
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC593F #3FA2BC
analogous
#BC3F64 #BC593F #BC983F
triadic
#BC593F #3FBC59 #593FBC
tetradic
#BC593F #64BC3F #3FA2BC #983FBC
square
#BC593F #64BC3F #3FA2BC #983FBC
split-complementary
#BC593F #3FBC98 #3F64BC
monochromatic
#602E20 #8E4330 #BC593F #CD7F6B #DDA799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#BC593F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#BC593F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC593F
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC593F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC593F | 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)
#73693C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4653
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc593f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 89, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.134 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68a75',
500: '#bc593f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc593f; $custom-light: #d68a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc593f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 89,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.48,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58101,
"c": 0.1341,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.18195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC593F
secondary
#8EBCC9
accent
#BCD94E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B