#BC4649#BC4649

#BC4649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4649
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 73)
HSL	hsl(358, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 47.71, 23.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 53.26, 26.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1412 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.152 22)
XYZ	xyz(24.1341, 15.5559, 8.0338)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4649 #46BCB9

analogous

#BC4684 #BC4649 #BC7E46

triadic

#BC4649 #49BC46 #4649BC

tetradic

#BC4649 #84BC46 #46BCB9 #7E46BC

square

#BC4649 #84BC46 #46BCB9 #7E46BC

split-complementary

#BC4649 #46BC7E #4684BC

monochromatic

#642426 #903437 #BC4649 #CC7375 #DDA0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4649 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4649

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4649	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)

#645E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bc4649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4649;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5562,
    "c": 0.15238,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.15553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4649

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D351

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4649

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

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