#BC424F#BC424F

#BC424F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC424F
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 79)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 58%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 49.89, 19.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 53.51, 21.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.1492 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.157 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1008, 15.1555, 9.0518)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC424F #42BCAF

analogous

#BC428C #BC424F #BC7242

triadic

#BC424F #4FBC42 #424FBC

tetradic

#BC424F #8CBC42 #42BCAF #7242BC

square

#BC424F #8CBC42 #42BCAF #7242BC

split-complementary

#BC424F #42BC72 #428CBC

monochromatic

#612229 #8F323C #BC424F #CC6F79 #DC9CA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC424F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC424F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC424F

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC424F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC424F	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc424f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d80',
    500: '#bc424f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc424f;
$custom-light: #d67d80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc424f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.607,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55252,
    "c": 0.15658,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC424F

secondary

#91C9C3

accent

#D8C950

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC424F

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

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