#BC4752#BC4752

#BC4752 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.151 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4752
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 82)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 47.92, 18.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 51.44, 21.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1434 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.151 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5174, 15.8102, 9.7416)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4752 #47BCB1

analogous

#BC478C #BC4752 #BC7647

triadic

#BC4752 #52BC47 #4752BC

tetradic

#BC4752 #8CBC47 #47BCB1 #7647BC

square

#BC4752 #8CBC47 #47BCB1 #7647BC

split-complementary

#BC4752 #47BC76 #478CBC

monochromatic

#64242A #91353D #BC4752 #CC747C #DDA1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4752 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4752 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4752

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4752	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4752	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)

#635F52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4752;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.151 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68082',
    500: '#bc4752',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4752;
$custom-light: #d68082;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4752",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.359,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55929,
    "c": 0.15067,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4752

secondary

#95C9C4

accent

#D6CA52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4752

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

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