#BC4647#BC4647

#BC4647 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4647
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 71)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 47.57, 24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 53.67, 27.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1405 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.153 23)
XYZ	xyz(24.0688, 15.5298, 7.6901)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4647 #46BCBB

analogous

#BC4682 #BC4647 #BC8046

triadic

#BC4647 #47BC46 #4647BC

tetradic

#BC4647 #82BC46 #46BCBB #8046BC

square

#BC4647 #82BC46 #46BCBB #8046BC

split-complementary

#BC4647 #46BC80 #4682BC

monochromatic

#642425 #903435 #BC4647 #CC7374 #DDA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC4647 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4647 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4647

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4647	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4647	1.00	5.12	4.11	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827744

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4647;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f7a',
    500: '#bc4647',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4647;
$custom-light: #d77f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4647",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.492,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55583,
    "c": 0.15258,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.15527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4647

secondary

#95C9C9

accent

#D6D551

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4647

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

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