#BC4445#BC4445

#BC4445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4445
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 69)
HSL	hsl(360, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 48.33, 25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 54.68, 27.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1425 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.155 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8827, 15.2585, 7.3166)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4445 #44BCBB

analogous

#BC4481 #BC4445 #BC7F44

triadic

#BC4445 #45BC44 #4445BC

tetradic

#BC4445 #81BC44 #44BCBB #7F44BC

square

#BC4445 #81BC44 #44BCBB #7F44BC

split-complementary

#BC4445 #44BC7F #4481BC

monochromatic

#622324 #8F3334 #BC4445 #CC7172 #DC9E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC4445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC4445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4445

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4445	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e78',
    500: '#bc4445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4445;
$custom-light: #d77e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55297,
    "c": 0.15502,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4445

secondary

#93C9C8

accent

#D7D651

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4445

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

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