#BC474D#BC474D

#BC474D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC474D
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 77)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 47.54, 21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 52.21, 24.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1414 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.151 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3341, 15.7368, 8.7759)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC474D #47BCB6

analogous

#BC4787 #BC474D #BC7B47

triadic

#BC474D #4DBC47 #474DBC

tetradic

#BC474D #87BC47 #47BCB6 #7B47BC

square

#BC474D #87BC47 #47BCB6 #7B47BC

split-complementary

#BC474D #47BC7B #4787BC

monochromatic

#642428 #91353A #BC474D #CC7478 #DDA1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC474D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC474D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC474D

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC474D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC474D	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc474d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807e',
    500: '#bc474d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc474d;
$custom-light: #d6807e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc474d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.923,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55825,
    "c": 0.15089,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC474D

secondary

#95C9C7

accent

#D6CF52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC474D

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

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