#BC4744#BC4744

#BC4744 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4744
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 68)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 46.93, 26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 54.03, 29.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1379 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.152 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0380, 15.6184, 7.2166)
Luminance	0.1562 (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

#BC4744 #44B9BC

analogous

#BC447D #BC4744 #BC8344

triadic

#BC4744 #44BC47 #4744BC

tetradic

#BC4744 #7DBC44 #44B9BC #8344BC

square

#BC4744 #7DBC44 #44B9BC #8344BC

split-complementary

#BC4744 #44BC83 #447DBC

monochromatic

#622523 #8F3633 #BC4744 #CC7371 #DCA09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4744 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC4744 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4744

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4744	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4744	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4744;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f78',
    500: '#bc4744',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4744;
$custom-light: #d77f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4744",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55655,
    "c": 0.15187,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4744

secondary

#93C7C9

accent

#D4D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4744

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

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