#BC4048#BC4048

#BC4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4048
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 50.25, 23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 55.27, 24.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1491 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.159 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7444, 14.8293, 7.7416)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4048 #40BCB4

analogous

#BC4086 #BC4048 #BC7640

triadic

#BC4048 #48BC40 #4048BC

tetradic

#BC4048 #86BC40 #40BCB4 #7640BC

square

#BC4048 #86BC40 #40BCB4 #7640BC

split-complementary

#BC4048 #40BC76 #4086BC

monochromatic

#612125 #8E3037 #BC4048 #CD6C72 #DD9A9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4048

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4048	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807545

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c7b',
    500: '#bc4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4048;
$custom-light: #d77c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.129,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.15912,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4048

secondary

#8FC9C5

accent

#D9D04F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4048

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

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