#BC4947#BC4947

#BC4947 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4947
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 71)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 46.21, 25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 52.77, 28.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1362 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.149 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2612, 15.9146, 7.7543)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4947 #47BABC

analogous

#BC477F #BC4947 #BC8347

triadic

#BC4947 #47BC49 #4947BC

tetradic

#BC4947 #7FBC47 #47BABC #8347BC

square

#BC4947 #7FBC47 #47BABC #8347BC

split-complementary

#BC4947 #47BC83 #477FBC

monochromatic

#642624 #913635 #BC4947 #CC7574 #DDA2A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4947 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4947 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4947

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4947	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4947	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666046

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4947;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817a',
    500: '#bc4947',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4947;
$custom-light: #d6817a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4947",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.026,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55966,
    "c": 0.14924,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4947

secondary

#95C8C9

accent

#D4D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4947

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

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