#BC4646#BC4646

#BC4646 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4646
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 70)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 47.51, 25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 53.88, 28.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1401 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.153 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0370, 15.5171, 7.5225)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4646 #46BCBC

analogous

#BC4681 #BC4646 #BC8146

triadic

#BC4646 #46BC46 #4646BC

tetradic

#BC4646 #81BC46 #46BCBC #8146BC

square

#BC4646 #81BC46 #46BCBC #8146BC

split-complementary

#BC4646 #46BC81 #4681BC

monochromatic

#642424 #903434 #BC4646 #CC7373 #DDA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC4646 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4646 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4646

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4646	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4646	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)

#645E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4646;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f79',
    500: '#bc4646',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4646;
$custom-light: #d77f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4646",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55564,
    "c": 0.1527,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4646

secondary

#95C9C9

accent

#D6D651

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4646

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

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