#BC4845#BC4845

#BC4845 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4845
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 69)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 46.54, 26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 53.51, 29.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.1368 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.151 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1329, 15.7590, 7.4001)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4845 #45B9BC

analogous

#BC457D #BC4845 #BC8445

triadic

#BC4845 #45BC48 #4845BC

tetradic

#BC4845 #7DBC45 #45B9BC #8445BC

square

#BC4845 #7DBC45 #45B9BC #8445BC

split-complementary

#BC4845 #45BC84 #457DBC

monochromatic

#632524 #903634 #BC4845 #CC7472 #DCA19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC4845 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4845 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4845

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4845	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4845	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)

#665F44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4845;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78078',
    500: '#bc4845',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4845;
$custom-light: #d78078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4845",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.513,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55801,
    "c": 0.15063,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4845

secondary

#94C8C9

accent

#D3D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4845

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

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