#BC4149#BC4149

#BC4149 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4149
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 49.89, 22.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 54.79, 24.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1482 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.158 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8342, 14.9562, 7.9338)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4149 #41BCB4

analogous

#BC4186 #BC4149 #BC7741

triadic

#BC4149 #49BC41 #4149BC

tetradic

#BC4149 #86BC41 #41BCB4 #7741BC

square

#BC4149 #86BC41 #41BCB4 #7741BC

split-complementary

#BC4149 #41BC77 #4186BC

monochromatic

#612226 #8F3137 #BC4149 #CD6E74 #DC9B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#BC4149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BC4149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4149

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4149	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c7b',
    500: '#bc4149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4149;
$custom-light: #d77c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55011,
    "c": 0.15795,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4149

secondary

#90C9C5

accent

#D8CF50

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4149

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

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