#BC4641#BC4641

#BC4641 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4641
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 65.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 47.19, 28.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 55.02, 30.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1381 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.153 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8857, 15.4566, 6.7256)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4641 #41B7BC

analogous

#BC417A #BC4641 #BC8441

triadic

#BC4641 #41BC46 #4641BC

tetradic

#BC4641 #7ABC41 #41B7BC #8441BC

square

#BC4641 #7ABC41 #41B7BC #8441BC

split-complementary

#BC4641 #41BC84 #417ABC

monochromatic

#612422 #8F3531 #BC4641 #CD716E #DC9E9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4641 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4641 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4641

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4641	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4641	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4641;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f75',
    500: '#bc4641',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4641;
$custom-light: #d77f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4641",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.439,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55477,
    "c": 0.1534,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4641

secondary

#90C6C9

accent

#D3D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4641

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

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