#BC424A#BC424A

#BC424A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC424A
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 74)
HSL	hsl(356, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 49.53, 22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 54.30, 24.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1472 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.157 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9256, 15.0854, 8.1291)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC424A #42BCB4

analogous

#BC4287 #BC424A #BC7742

triadic

#BC424A #4ABC42 #424ABC

tetradic

#BC424A #87BC42 #42BCB4 #7742BC

square

#BC424A #87BC42 #42BCB4 #7742BC

split-complementary

#BC424A #42BC77 #4287BC

monochromatic

#612226 #8F3238 #BC424A #CC6F75 #DC9CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BC424A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC424A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC424A

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC424A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC424A	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807647

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc424a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d7c',
    500: '#bc424a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc424a;
$custom-light: #d77d7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc424a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.066,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5515,
    "c": 0.15678,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC424A

secondary

#91C9C5

accent

#D8CF50

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC424A

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

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