#BC4451#BC4451

#BC4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4451
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 49.17, 18.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 52.58, 20.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1472 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.154 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2935, 15.4229, 9.4806)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4451 #44BCAF

analogous

#BC448D #BC4451 #BC7344

triadic

#BC4451 #51BC44 #4451BC

tetradic

#BC4451 #8DBC44 #44BCAF #7344BC

square

#BC4451 #8DBC44 #44BCAF #7344BC

split-complementary

#BC4451 #44BC73 #448DBC

monochromatic

#62232A #8F333D #BC4451 #CC717B #DC9EA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4451

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4451	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e81',
    500: '#bc4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4451;
$custom-light: #d67e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55536,
    "c": 0.15424,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4451

secondary

#93C9C3

accent

#D7C851

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4451

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

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