#BC4245#BC4245

#BC4245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4245
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 69)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 49.20, 25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 55.26, 27.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1452 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.157 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7638, 15.0207, 7.2770)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4245 #42BCB9

analogous

#BC4282 #BC4245 #BC7C42

triadic

#BC4245 #45BC42 #4245BC

tetradic

#BC4245 #82BC42 #42BCB9 #7C42BC

square

#BC4245 #82BC42 #42BCB9 #7C42BC

split-complementary

#BC4245 #42BC7C #4282BC

monochromatic

#612224 #8F3234 #BC4245 #CC6F71 #DC9C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC4245 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC4245 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4245

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4245	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4245	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)

#625C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4245;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d78',
    500: '#bc4245',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4245;
$custom-light: #d77d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4245",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.525,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55055,
    "c": 0.15719,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4245

secondary

#91C9C7

accent

#D8D450

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4245

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

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