#BC4049#BC4049

#BC4049 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4049
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 50.32, 22.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 55.09, 24.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1495 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.159 20)
XYZ	xyz(23.7773, 14.8425, 7.9149)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4049 #40BCB3

analogous

#BC4087 #BC4049 #BC7540

triadic

#BC4049 #49BC40 #4049BC

tetradic

#BC4049 #87BC40 #40BCB3 #7540BC

square

#BC4049 #87BC40 #40BCB3 #7540BC

split-complementary

#BC4049 #40BC75 #4087BC

monochromatic

#612126 #8E3037 #BC4049 #CD6C73 #DD9A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4049

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4049	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7546

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c7b',
    500: '#bc4049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4049;
$custom-light: #d77c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.645,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54894,
    "c": 0.15906,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.14839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4049

secondary

#8FC9C4

accent

#D9CF4F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4049

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

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