#BC474B#BC474B

#BC474B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC474B
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 75)
HSL	hsl(358, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 47.40, 22.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 52.57, 25.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1406 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.151 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2645, 15.7090, 8.4097)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC474B #47BCB8

analogous

#BC4785 #BC474B #BC7D47

triadic

#BC474B #4BBC47 #474BBC

tetradic

#BC474B #85BC47 #47BCB8 #7D47BC

square

#BC474B #85BC47 #47BCB8 #7D47BC

split-complementary

#BC474B #47BC7D #4785BC

monochromatic

#642427 #913538 #BC474B #CC7477 #DDA1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC474B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC474B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC474B

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC474B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC474B	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc474b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807d',
    500: '#bc474b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc474b;
$custom-light: #d6807d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc474b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.949,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55785,
    "c": 0.15106,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC474B

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D252

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC474B

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

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