#BC474C#BC474C

#BC474C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC474C
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 76)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 47.47, 22.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 52.39, 25.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.141 0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.151 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2990, 15.7228, 8.5913)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC474C #47BCB7

analogous

#BC4786 #BC474C #BC7C47

triadic

#BC474C #4CBC47 #474CBC

tetradic

#BC474C #86BC47 #47BCB7 #7C47BC

square

#BC474C #86BC47 #47BCB7 #7C47BC

split-complementary

#BC474C #47BC7C #4786BC

monochromatic

#642427 #913539 #BC474C #CC7478 #DDA1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC474C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC474C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC474C

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC474C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC474C	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)

#645F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827849

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD304A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc474c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807e',
    500: '#bc474c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc474c;
$custom-light: #d6807e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc474c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.436,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55805,
    "c": 0.15097,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC474C

secondary

#95C9C7

accent

#D6D152

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC474C

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

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