#BC4446#BC4446

#BC4446 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4446
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 48.40, 24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 54.47, 27.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1429 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.155 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9140, 15.2710, 7.4815)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4446 #44BCBA

analogous

#BC4482 #BC4446 #BC7E44

triadic

#BC4446 #46BC44 #4446BC

tetradic

#BC4446 #82BC44 #44BCBA #7E44BC

square

#BC4446 #82BC44 #44BCBA #7E44BC

split-complementary

#BC4446 #44BC7E #4482BC

monochromatic

#622324 #8F3335 #BC4446 #CC7173 #DC9E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC4446 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC4446 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4446

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4446	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4446	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)

#635D45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4446;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e79',
    500: '#bc4446',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4446;
$custom-light: #d77e79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4446",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55316,
    "c": 0.1549,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4446

secondary

#93C9C8

accent

#D7D551

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4446

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

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