#BC4545#BC4545

#BC4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.154 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4545
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 47.89, 25.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 54.38, 28.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1411 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.154 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9437, 15.3805, 7.3370)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4545 #45BCBC

analogous

#BC4580 #BC4545 #BC8045

triadic

#BC4545 #45BC45 #4545BC

tetradic

#BC4545 #80BC45 #45BCBC #8045BC

square

#BC4545 #80BC45 #45BCBC #8045BC

split-complementary

#BC4545 #45BC80 #4580BC

monochromatic

#632424 #903434 #BC4545 #CC7272 #DC9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4545

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4545	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.154 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e78',
    500: '#bc4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4545;
$custom-light: #d77e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55421,
    "c": 0.15392,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4545

secondary

#94C9C9

accent

#D7D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4545

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

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