#BC4644#BC4644

#BC4644 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4644
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 68)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 47.38, 26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 54.31, 29.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1393 0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.153 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9749, 15.4923, 7.1956)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4644 #44BABC

analogous

#BC447E #BC4644 #BC8244

triadic

#BC4644 #44BC46 #4644BC

tetradic

#BC4644 #7EBC44 #44BABC #8244BC

square

#BC4644 #7EBC44 #44BABC #8244BC

split-complementary

#BC4644 #44BC82 #447EBC

monochromatic

#622423 #8F3533 #BC4644 #CC7371 #DC9F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC4644 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4644 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4644

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4644	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4644	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4644;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f78',
    500: '#bc4644',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4644;
$custom-light: #d77f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4644",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55529,
    "c": 0.15295,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4644

secondary

#93C8C9

accent

#D5D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4644

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

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