#BC4645#BC4645

#BC4645 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4645
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 69)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 47.44, 25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 54.09, 28.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1397 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.153 24)
XYZ	xyz(24.0057, 15.5046, 7.3577)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4645 #45BBBC

analogous

#BC457F #BC4645 #BC8145

triadic

#BC4645 #45BC46 #4645BC

tetradic

#BC4645 #7FBC45 #45BBBC #8145BC

square

#BC4645 #7FBC45 #45BBBC #8145BC

split-complementary

#BC4645 #45BC81 #457FBC

monochromatic

#632424 #903534 #BC4645 #CC7372 #DCA09F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC4645 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4645 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4645

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4645	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4645	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)

#655E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4645;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f78',
    500: '#bc4645',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4645;
$custom-light: #d77f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4645",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.504,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.15282,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.15501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4645

secondary

#94C8C9

accent

#D6D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4645

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

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