#BC4342#BC4342

#BC4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4342
RGB	rgb(188, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 48.58, 27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 55.62, 29.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1427 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.156 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7319, 15.1023, 6.8186)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4342 #42BBBC

analogous

#BC427E #BC4342 #BC8042

triadic

#BC4342 #42BC43 #4342BC

tetradic

#BC4342 #7EBC42 #42BBBC #8042BC

square

#BC4342 #7EBC42 #42BBBC #8042BC

split-complementary

#BC4342 #42BC80 #427EBC

monochromatic

#612322 #8F3332 #BC4342 #CC706F #DC9D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4342

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4342	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)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d76',
    500: '#bc4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4342;
$custom-light: #d77d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.492,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55122,
    "c": 0.15645,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4342

secondary

#91C8C9

accent

#D7D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4342

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

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