#BC4145#BC4145

#BC4145 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4145
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 49.63, 24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 55.55, 26.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1466 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.158 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7059, 14.9049, 7.2577)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4145 #41BCB8

analogous

#BC4182 #BC4145 #BC7B41

triadic

#BC4145 #45BC41 #4145BC

tetradic

#BC4145 #82BC41 #41BCB8 #7B41BC

square

#BC4145 #82BC41 #41BCB8 #7B41BC

split-complementary

#BC4145 #41BC7B #4182BC

monochromatic

#612224 #8F3134 #BC4145 #CD6E71 #DC9B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC4145 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC4145 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4145

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4145	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4145	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)

#615B44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807542

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4145;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c78',
    500: '#bc4145',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4145;
$custom-light: #d77c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4145",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.049,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54936,
    "c": 0.15827,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4145

secondary

#90C9C7

accent

#D8D450

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4145

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

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