#BC4043#BC4043

#BC4043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4043
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 49.93, 25.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 56.25, 27.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1471 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.16 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5879, 14.7667, 6.9173)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4043 #40BCB9

analogous

#BC4081 #BC4043 #BC7B40

triadic

#BC4043 #43BC40 #4043BC

tetradic

#BC4043 #81BC40 #40BCB9 #7B40BC

square

#BC4043 #81BC40 #40BCB9 #7B40BC

split-complementary

#BC4043 #40BC7B #4081BC

monochromatic

#612122 #8E3033 #BC4043 #CD6C6F #DD9A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC4043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4043

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4043	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c77',
    500: '#bc4043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4043;
$custom-light: #d77c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.548,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54782,
    "c": 0.15954,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4043

secondary

#8FC9C7

accent

#D9D54F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4043

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

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