#BC4444#BC4444

#BC4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4444
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 48.27, 26.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 54.89, 28.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1421 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.155 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8519, 15.2462, 7.1545)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4444 #44BCBC

analogous

#BC4480 #BC4444 #BC8044

triadic

#BC4444 #44BC44 #4444BC

tetradic

#BC4444 #80BC44 #44BCBC #8044BC

square

#BC4444 #80BC44 #44BCBC #8044BC

split-complementary

#BC4444 #44BC80 #4480BC

monochromatic

#622323 #8F3333 #BC4444 #CC7171 #DC9E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4444

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4444	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e78',
    500: '#bc4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4444;
$custom-light: #d77e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5528,
    "c": 0.15513,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4444

secondary

#93C9C9

accent

#D7D751

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4444

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

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