#BC4452#BC4452

#BC4452 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.154 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4452
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 49.25, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 52.45, 20.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1476 0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.154 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3313, 15.4380, 9.6796)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4452 #44BCAE

analogous

#BC448E #BC4452 #BC7244

triadic

#BC4452 #52BC44 #4452BC

tetradic

#BC4452 #8EBC44 #44BCAE #7244BC

square

#BC4452 #8EBC44 #44BCAE #7244BC

split-complementary

#BC4452 #44BC72 #448EBC

monochromatic

#62232B #8F333E #BC4452 #CC717C #DC9EA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4452 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4452 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4452

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4452	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4452	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4452;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.154 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e82',
    500: '#bc4452',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4452;
$custom-light: #d67e82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4452",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.15423,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4452

secondary

#93C9C2

accent

#D7C751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4452

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

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