#BC4148#BC4148

#BC4148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4148
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 49.83, 23.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 54.97, 24.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1478 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.158 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8013, 14.9431, 7.7606)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4148 #41BCB5

analogous

#BC4186 #BC4148 #BC7741

triadic

#BC4148 #48BC41 #4148BC

tetradic

#BC4148 #86BC41 #41BCB5 #7741BC

square

#BC4148 #86BC41 #41BCB5 #7741BC

split-complementary

#BC4148 #41BC77 #4186BC

monochromatic

#612225 #8F3137 #BC4148 #CD6E73 #DC9B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC4148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BC4148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4148

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4148	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807545

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c7b',
    500: '#bc4148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4148;
$custom-light: #d77c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54992,
    "c": 0.15802,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4148

secondary

#90C9C5

accent

#D8D050

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4148

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

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