#BC4344#BC4344

#BC4344 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4344
RGB	rgb(188, 67, 68)
HSL	hsl(360, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 48.71, 25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 55.18, 28.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1435 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.156 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7919, 15.1263, 7.1346)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4344 #43BCBB

analogous

#BC4381 #BC4344 #BC7E43

triadic

#BC4344 #44BC43 #4344BC

tetradic

#BC4344 #81BC43 #43BCBB #7E43BC

square

#BC4344 #81BC43 #43BCBB #7E43BC

split-complementary

#BC4344 #43BC7E #4381BC

monochromatic

#622323 #8F3334 #BC4344 #CC7071 #DC9D9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC4344 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC4344 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4344

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4344	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4344	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)

#635C43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4344;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 67, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d78',
    500: '#bc4344',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4344;
$custom-light: #d77d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4344",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.504,
    "s": 47.451,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55157,
    "c": 0.15621,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4344

secondary

#92C9C8

accent

#D7D651

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4344

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

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