#BC4247#BC4247

#BC4247 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4247
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 71)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 49.33, 23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 54.86, 25.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.146 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.157 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8269, 15.0460, 7.6095)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4247 #42BCB7

analogous

#BC4284 #BC4247 #BC7A42

triadic

#BC4247 #47BC42 #4247BC

tetradic

#BC4247 #84BC42 #42BCB7 #7A42BC

square

#BC4247 #84BC42 #42BCB7 #7A42BC

split-complementary

#BC4247 #42BC7A #4284BC

monochromatic

#612225 #8F3236 #BC4247 #CC6F73 #DC9C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC4247 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4247 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4247

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4247	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4247	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)

#625C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807644

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4247;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d7a',
    500: '#bc4247',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4247;
$custom-light: #d77d7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4247",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.541,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55092,
    "c": 0.157,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4247

secondary

#91C9C6

accent

#D8D250

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4247

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

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