#BC4648#BC4648

#BC4648 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4648
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 72)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 47.64, 24.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 53.46, 26.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1408 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.152 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1012, 15.5428, 7.8606)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4648 #46BCBA

analogous

#BC4683 #BC4648 #BC7F46

triadic

#BC4648 #48BC46 #4648BC

tetradic

#BC4648 #83BC46 #46BCBA #7F46BC

square

#BC4648 #83BC46 #46BCBA #7F46BC

split-complementary

#BC4648 #46BC7F #4683BC

monochromatic

#642425 #903436 #BC4648 #CC7374 #DDA0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4648 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4648 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4648

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4648	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4648	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4648;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bc4648',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4648;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4648",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.983,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55601,
    "c": 0.15247,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4648

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D451

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4648

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

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