#BC4248#BC4248

#BC4248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4248
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 49.40, 23.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 54.67, 25.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1464 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.157 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8593, 15.0589, 7.7799)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4248 #42BCB6

analogous

#BC4285 #BC4248 #BC7942

triadic

#BC4248 #48BC42 #4248BC

tetradic

#BC4248 #85BC42 #42BCB6 #7942BC

square

#BC4248 #85BC42 #42BCB6 #7942BC

split-complementary

#BC4248 #42BC79 #4285BC

monochromatic

#612225 #8F3237 #BC4248 #CC6F73 #DC9C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC4248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4248

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4248	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)

#615C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d7b',
    500: '#bc4248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4248;
$custom-light: #d77d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55111,
    "c": 0.15692,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4248

secondary

#91C9C6

accent

#D8D150

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4248

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

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