#BC4249#BC4249

#BC4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4249
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 49.47, 22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 54.48, 24.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1468 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.157 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8921, 15.0721, 7.9531)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4249 #42BCB5

analogous

#BC4286 #BC4249 #BC7842

triadic

#BC4249 #49BC42 #4249BC

tetradic

#BC4249 #86BC42 #42BCB5 #7842BC

square

#BC4249 #86BC42 #42BCB5 #7842BC

split-complementary

#BC4249 #42BC78 #4286BC

monochromatic

#612226 #8F3237 #BC4249 #CC6F74 #DC9CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BC4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4249

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4249	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d7b',
    500: '#bc4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4249;
$custom-light: #d77d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.557,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5513,
    "c": 0.15684,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4249

secondary

#91C9C5

accent

#D8D050

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4249

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

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