#BC4042#BC4042

#BC4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4042
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 49.87, 26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 56.47, 27.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1468 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.16 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5582, 14.7548, 6.7606)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4042 #40BCBA

analogous

#BC4080 #BC4042 #BC7C40

triadic

#BC4042 #42BC40 #4042BC

tetradic

#BC4042 #80BC40 #40BCBA #7C40BC

square

#BC4042 #80BC40 #40BCBA #7C40BC

split-complementary

#BC4042 #40BC7C #4080BC

monochromatic

#612122 #8E3032 #BC4042 #CD6C6E #DD9A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4042

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4042	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77b76',
    500: '#bc4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4042;
$custom-light: #d77b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.032,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54764,
    "c": 0.15964,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4042

secondary

#8FC9C8

accent

#D9D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4042

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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