#BC4849#BC4849

#BC4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4849
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 46.81, 24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 52.65, 27.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.1384 0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.15 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.2613, 15.8103, 8.0762)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4849 #48BCBB

analogous

#BC4883 #BC4849 #BC8148

triadic

#BC4849 #49BC48 #4849BC

tetradic

#BC4849 #83BC48 #48BCBB #8148BC

square

#BC4849 #83BC48 #48BCBB #8148BC

split-complementary

#BC4849 #48BC81 #4883BC

monochromatic

#652525 #923536 #BC4849 #CC7576 #DDA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4849

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4849	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)

#655F48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807b',
    500: '#bc4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4849;
$custom-light: #d6807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.483,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55874,
    "c": 0.15012,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4849

secondary

#96CAC9

accent

#D6D552

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4849

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

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