#BC4548#BC4548

#BC4548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4548
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 72)
HSL	hsl(358, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 48.09, 24.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 53.76, 26.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1422 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.154 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0391, 15.4187, 7.8399)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4548 #45BCB9

analogous

#BC4584 #BC4548 #BC7D45

triadic

#BC4548 #48BC45 #4548BC

tetradic

#BC4548 #84BC45 #45BCB9 #7D45BC

square

#BC4548 #84BC45 #45BCB9 #7D45BC

split-complementary

#BC4548 #45BC7D #4584BC

monochromatic

#632425 #903436 #BC4548 #CC7274 #DC9FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC4548 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4548

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4548	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)

#635E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e7b',
    500: '#bc4548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4548;
$custom-light: #d77e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.487,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55476,
    "c": 0.15359,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4548

secondary

#94C9C8

accent

#D7D351

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4548

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

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