#BC4246#BC4246

#BC4246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4246
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 70)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 49.27, 24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 55.05, 26.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1456 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.157 22)
XYZ	xyz(23.7951, 15.0332, 7.4419)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4246 #42BCB8

analogous

#BC4283 #BC4246 #BC7B42

triadic

#BC4246 #46BC42 #4246BC

tetradic

#BC4246 #83BC42 #42BCB8 #7B42BC

square

#BC4246 #83BC42 #42BCB8 #7B42BC

split-complementary

#BC4246 #42BC7B #4283BC

monochromatic

#612224 #8F3235 #BC4246 #CC6F72 #DC9C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC4246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4246

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4246	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d79',
    500: '#bc4246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4246;
$custom-light: #d77d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.033,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55073,
    "c": 0.15709,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.1503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4246

secondary

#91C9C7

accent

#D8D350

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4246

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

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