#BC4046#BC4046

#BC4046 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4046
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 70)
HSL	hsl(357, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 50.12, 24.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 55.64, 25.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1483 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.159 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6803, 14.8036, 7.4036)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4046 #40BCB6

analogous

#BC4084 #BC4046 #BC7840

triadic

#BC4046 #46BC40 #4046BC

tetradic

#BC4046 #84BC40 #40BCB6 #7840BC

square

#BC4046 #84BC40 #40BCB6 #7840BC

split-complementary

#BC4046 #40BC78 #4084BC

monochromatic

#612124 #8E3035 #BC4046 #CD6C71 #DD9A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC4046 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC4046 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4046

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4046	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4046	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4046;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c79',
    500: '#bc4046',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4046;
$custom-light: #d77c79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4046",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.097,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54837,
    "c": 0.15926,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4046

secondary

#8FC9C6

accent

#D9D24F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4046

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

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