#BC4144#BC4144

#BC4144 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4144
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 68)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 49.57, 25.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 55.76, 27.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1462 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.158 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6751, 14.8926, 7.0956)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4144 #41BCB9

analogous

#BC4181 #BC4144 #BC7C41

triadic

#BC4144 #44BC41 #4144BC

tetradic

#BC4144 #81BC41 #41BCB9 #7C41BC

square

#BC4144 #81BC41 #41BCB9 #7C41BC

split-complementary

#BC4144 #41BC7C #4181BC

monochromatic

#612223 #8F3134 #BC4144 #CD6E70 #DC9B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC4144 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC4144 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4144

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4144	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4144	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4144;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c78',
    500: '#bc4144',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4144;
$custom-light: #d77c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4144",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.537,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54917,
    "c": 0.15837,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4144

secondary

#90C9C7

accent

#D8D550

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4144

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

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