#BC4D47#BC4D47

#BC4D47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.145 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4D47
RGB	rgb(188, 77, 71)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(3, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, 44.35, 26.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 51.60, 30.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.1303 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.145 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5325, 16.4572, 7.8447)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4D47 #47B6BC

analogous

#BC477B #BC4D47 #BC8747

triadic

#BC4D47 #47BC4D #4D47BC

tetradic

#BC4D47 #7BBC47 #47B6BC #8747BC

square

#BC4D47 #7BBC47 #47B6BC #8747BC

split-complementary

#BC4D47 #47BC87 #477BBC

monochromatic

#642824 #913A35 #BC4D47 #CC7874 #DDA4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#BC4D47 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#BC4D47 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4D47

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4D47	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4D47	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE384C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4d47;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.145 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6837a',
    500: '#bc4d47',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4d47;
$custom-light: #d6837a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4d47",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.077,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56499,
    "c": 0.14478,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4D47

secondary

#95C7C9

accent

#CFD652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4D47

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

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