#BC4844#BC4844

#BC4844 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4844
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 68)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 46.48, 26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 53.74, 30.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1364 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.151 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1021, 15.7467, 7.2380)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4844 #44B8BC

analogous

#BC447C #BC4844 #BC8444

triadic

#BC4844 #44BC48 #4844BC

tetradic

#BC4844 #7CBC44 #44B8BC #8444BC

square

#BC4844 #7CBC44 #44B8BC #8444BC

split-complementary

#BC4844 #44BC84 #447CBC

monochromatic

#622523 #8F3633 #BC4844 #CC7471 #DCA09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC4844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4844

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4844	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)

#665F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78078',
    500: '#bc4844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4844;
$custom-light: #d78078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55784,
    "c": 0.15078,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4844

secondary

#93C7C9

accent

#D2D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4844

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

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