#BC4749#BC4749

#BC4749 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.151 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4749
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 73)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 47.26, 23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 52.96, 26.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.75% 0.1398 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(55.75% 0.151 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1971, 15.6821, 8.0548)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4749 #47BCBA

analogous

#BC4783 #BC4749 #BC7F47

triadic

#BC4749 #49BC47 #4749BC

tetradic

#BC4749 #83BC47 #47BCBA #7F47BC

square

#BC4749 #83BC47 #47BCBA #7F47BC

split-complementary

#BC4749 #47BC7F #4783BC

monochromatic

#642426 #913536 #BC4749 #CC7475 #DDA1A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC4749 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC4749 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4749

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4749	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4749	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4749;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.151 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bc4749',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4749;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4749",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.974,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55746,
    "c": 0.15125,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4749

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D452

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4749

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

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