#BC4141#BC4141

#BC4141 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4141
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 65)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 65.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 49.38, 27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 56.41, 28.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.145 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.159 24)
XYZ	xyz(23.5858, 14.8569, 6.6257)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4141 #41BCBC

analogous

#BC417F #BC4141 #BC7F41

triadic

#BC4141 #41BC41 #4141BC

tetradic

#BC4141 #7FBC41 #41BCBC #7F41BC

square

#BC4141 #7FBC41 #41BCBC #7F41BC

split-complementary

#BC4141 #41BC7F #417FBC

monochromatic

#612222 #8F3131 #BC4141 #CD6E6E #DC9B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4141 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4141 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4141

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4141	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4141	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)

#625B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4141;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c75',
    500: '#bc4141',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4141;
$custom-light: #d77c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4141",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54865,
    "c": 0.1587,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.14854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4141

secondary

#90C9C9

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4141

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

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