#BC4643#BC4643

#BC4643 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4643
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 67)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 47.32, 27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 54.54, 29.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1389 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.153 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9447, 15.4802, 7.0362)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4643 #43B9BC

analogous

#BC437C #BC4643 #BC8343

triadic

#BC4643 #43BC46 #4643BC

tetradic

#BC4643 #7CBC43 #43B9BC #8343BC

square

#BC4643 #7CBC43 #43B9BC #8343BC

split-complementary

#BC4643 #43BC83 #437CBC

monochromatic

#622423 #8F3533 #BC4643 #CC7270 #DC9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4643 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4643 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4643

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4643	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4643	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4643;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f77',
    500: '#bc4643',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4643;
$custom-light: #d77f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4643",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.488,
    "s": 47.451,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55511,
    "c": 0.1531,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4643

secondary

#92C7C9

accent

#D4D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4643

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

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