#BC4142#BC4142

#BC4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4142
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 49.44, 26.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 56.19, 28.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.1454 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.159 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6151, 14.8686, 6.7796)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4142 #41BCBB

analogous

#BC4180 #BC4142 #BC7D41

triadic

#BC4142 #42BC41 #4142BC

tetradic

#BC4142 #80BC41 #41BCBB #7D41BC

square

#BC4142 #80BC41 #41BCBB #7D41BC

split-complementary

#BC4142 #41BC7D #4180BC

monochromatic

#612222 #8F3132 #BC4142 #CD6E6E #DC9B9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4142

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4142	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)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c76',
    500: '#bc4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4142;
$custom-light: #d77c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.512,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54882,
    "c": 0.15859,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4142

secondary

#90C9C8

accent

#D8D750

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4142

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

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