#BC424D#BC424D

#BC424D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC424D
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(355, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 49.75, 20.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 53.81, 22.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1484 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.157 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0290, 15.1268, 8.6742)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC424D #42BCB1

analogous

#BC428A #BC424D #BC7442

triadic

#BC424D #4DBC42 #424DBC

tetradic

#BC424D #8ABC42 #42BCB1 #7442BC

square

#BC424D #8ABC42 #42BCB1 #7442BC

split-complementary

#BC424D #42BC74 #428ABC

monochromatic

#612228 #8F323A #BC424D #CC6F77 #DC9CA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC424D

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC424D	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80764A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d7e',
    500: '#bc424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc424d;
$custom-light: #d67d7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.59,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5521,
    "c": 0.15664,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC424D

secondary

#91C9C4

accent

#D8CB50

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC424D

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

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