#BC4242#BC4242

#BC4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4242
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 49.02, 26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 55.90, 28.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1441 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.158 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6730, 14.9844, 6.7989)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4242 #42BCBC

analogous

#BC427F #BC4242 #BC7F42

triadic

#BC4242 #42BC42 #4242BC

tetradic

#BC4242 #7FBC42 #42BCBC #7F42BC

square

#BC4242 #7FBC42 #42BCBC #7F42BC

split-complementary

#BC4242 #42BC7F #427FBC

monochromatic

#612222 #8F3232 #BC4242 #CC6F6F #DC9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4242

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4242	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d76',
    500: '#bc4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4242;
$custom-light: #d77d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55001,
    "c": 0.15752,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4242

secondary

#91C9C9

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4242

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

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