#BC4447#BC4447

#BC4447 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4447
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 71)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 48.46, 24.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 54.26, 26.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1432 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.155 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9458, 15.2838, 7.6491)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4447 #44BCB9

analogous

#BC4483 #BC4447 #BC7D44

triadic

#BC4447 #47BC44 #4447BC

tetradic

#BC4447 #83BC44 #44BCB9 #7D44BC

square

#BC4447 #83BC44 #44BCB9 #7D44BC

split-complementary

#BC4447 #44BC7D #4483BC

monochromatic

#622325 #8F3336 #BC4447 #CC7173 #DC9EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC4447 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BC4447 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4447

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4447	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4447	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817644

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4447;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e7a',
    500: '#bc4447',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4447;
$custom-light: #d77e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4447",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55334,
    "c": 0.1548,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4447

secondary

#93C9C7

accent

#D7D451

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4447

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

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