#BC4949#BC4949

#BC4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4949
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 46.35, 24.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 52.35, 27.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1369 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.149 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3264, 15.9407, 8.0979)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4949 #49BCBC

analogous

#BC4982 #BC4949 #BC8249

triadic

#BC4949 #49BC49 #4949BC

tetradic

#BC4949 #82BC49 #49BCBC #8249BC

square

#BC4949 #82BC49 #49BCBC #8249BC

split-complementary

#BC4949 #49BC82 #4982BC

monochromatic

#652525 #923636 #BC4949 #CC7676 #DDA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4949

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4949	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817b',
    500: '#bc4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4949;
$custom-light: #d6817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56003,
    "c": 0.14899,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4949

secondary

#97CACA

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4949

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

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