#BC4751#BC4751

#BC4751 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.151 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4751
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 47.84, 19.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 51.58, 21.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.143 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.151 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4797, 15.7951, 9.5427)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4751 #47BCB2

analogous

#BC478B #BC4751 #BC7747

triadic

#BC4751 #51BC47 #4751BC

tetradic

#BC4751 #8BBC47 #47BCB2 #7747BC

square

#BC4751 #8BBC47 #47BCB2 #7747BC

split-complementary

#BC4751 #47BC77 #478BBC

monochromatic

#64242A #91353D #BC4751 #CC747B #DDA1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4751 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4751 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4751

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4751	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4751	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)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4751;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.151 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68081',
    500: '#bc4751',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4751;
$custom-light: #d68081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4751",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.872,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55908,
    "c": 0.1507,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4751

secondary

#95C9C5

accent

#D6CB52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4751

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

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