#BC4549#BC4549

#BC4549 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4549
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 73)
HSL	hsl(358, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 48.15, 23.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 53.57, 25.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1426 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.153 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0720, 15.4319, 8.0131)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4549 #45BCB8

analogous

#BC4585 #BC4549 #BC7C45

triadic

#BC4549 #49BC45 #4549BC

tetradic

#BC4549 #85BC45 #45BCB8 #7C45BC

square

#BC4549 #85BC45 #45BCB8 #7C45BC

split-complementary

#BC4549 #45BC7C #4585BC

monochromatic

#632426 #903437 #BC4549 #CC7275 #DC9FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4549 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4549

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4549	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)

#635E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7b',
    500: '#bc4549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4549;
$custom-light: #d67e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.983,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55495,
    "c": 0.15349,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4549

secondary

#94C9C7

accent

#D7D251

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4549

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

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