#BC4747#BC4747

#BC4747 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.151 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4747
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 71)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 47.13, 25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 53.37, 27.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.139 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.151 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1319, 15.6560, 7.7112)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4747 #47BCBC

analogous

#BC4781 #BC4747 #BC8147

triadic

#BC4747 #47BC47 #4747BC

tetradic

#BC4747 #81BC47 #47BCBC #8147BC

square

#BC4747 #81BC47 #47BCBC #8147BC

split-complementary

#BC4747 #47BC81 #4781BC

monochromatic

#642424 #913535 #BC4747 #CC7474 #DDA1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC4747 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4747 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4747

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4747	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4747	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4747;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.151 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7a',
    500: '#bc4747',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4747;
$custom-light: #d67f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4747",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55709,
    "c": 0.15147,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4747

secondary

#95C9C9

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4747

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

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