#BC4746#BC4746

#BC4746 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4746
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 70)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 47.06, 25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 53.58, 28.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1386 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.152 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1001, 15.6433, 7.5435)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4746 #46BBBC

analogous

#BC4680 #BC4746 #BC8246

triadic

#BC4746 #46BC47 #4746BC

tetradic

#BC4746 #80BC46 #46BBBC #8246BC

square

#BC4746 #80BC46 #46BBBC #8246BC

split-complementary

#BC4746 #46BC82 #4680BC

monochromatic

#642524 #903534 #BC4746 #CC7473 #DDA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4746 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4746 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4746

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4746	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4746	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4746;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f79',
    500: '#bc4746',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4746;
$custom-light: #d77f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4746",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.508,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55691,
    "c": 0.1516,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4746

secondary

#95C9C9

accent

#D5D651

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4746

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

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