#BC4546#BC4546

#BC4546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.154 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4546
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 47.95, 25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 54.17, 27.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1415 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.154 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9750, 15.3930, 7.5018)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4546 #45BCBB

analogous

#BC4581 #BC4546 #BC7F45

triadic

#BC4546 #46BC45 #4546BC

tetradic

#BC4546 #81BC45 #45BCBB #7F45BC

square

#BC4546 #81BC45 #45BCBB #7F45BC

split-complementary

#BC4546 #45BC7F #4581BC

monochromatic

#632424 #903435 #BC4546 #CC7273 #DC9FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC4546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC4546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4546

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4546	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)

#645D45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.154 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e79',
    500: '#bc4546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4546;
$custom-light: #d77e79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.496,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55439,
    "c": 0.1538,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4546

secondary

#94C9C8

accent

#D7D651

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4546

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

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