#BC4044#BC4044

#BC4044 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4044
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 68)
HSL	hsl(358, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 49.99, 25.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 56.04, 26.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1475 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.159 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6182, 14.7788, 7.0766)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4044 #40BCB8

analogous

#BC4082 #BC4044 #BC7A40

triadic

#BC4044 #44BC40 #4044BC

tetradic

#BC4044 #82BC40 #40BCB8 #7A40BC

square

#BC4044 #82BC40 #40BCB8 #7A40BC

split-complementary

#BC4044 #40BC7A #4082BC

monochromatic

#612123 #8E3033 #BC4044 #CD6C6F #DD9A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC4044 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC4044 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4044

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4044	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4044	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4044;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c78',
    500: '#bc4044',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4044;
$custom-light: #d77c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4044",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.065,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.548,
    "c": 0.15944,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4044

secondary

#8FC9C7

accent

#D9D44F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4044

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

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