#BC4750#BC4750

#BC4750 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.151 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4750
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 47.77, 19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 51.73, 22.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1426 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.151 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4424, 15.7802, 9.3466)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4750 #47BCB3

analogous

#BC478A #BC4750 #BC7847

triadic

#BC4750 #50BC47 #4750BC

tetradic

#BC4750 #8ABC47 #47BCB3 #7847BC

square

#BC4750 #8ABC47 #47BCB3 #7847BC

split-complementary

#BC4750 #47BC78 #478ABC

monochromatic

#642429 #91353C #BC4750 #CC747B #DDA1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4750 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4750 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4750

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4750	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4750	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4750;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.151 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68081',
    500: '#bc4750',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4750;
$custom-light: #d68081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4750",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.385,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55886,
    "c": 0.15073,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4750

secondary

#95C9C5

accent

#D6CC52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4750

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

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