#BC5444#BC5444

#BC5444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.138 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5444
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 68)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.83, 40.75, 29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.83, 50.42, 36.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.1185 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.138 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9550, 17.4525, 7.5223)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5444 #44ACBC

analogous

#BC4470 #BC5444 #BC9044

triadic

#BC5444 #44BC54 #5444BC

tetradic

#BC5444 #70BC44 #44ACBC #9044BC

square

#BC5444 #70BC44 #44ACBC #9044BC

split-complementary

#BC5444 #44BC90 #4470BC

monochromatic

#622C23 #8F4033 #BC5444 #CC7D71 #DCA69E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC5444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BC5444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5444

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5444	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.138 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68778',
    500: '#bc5444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5444;
$custom-light: #d68778;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57433,
    "c": 0.13777,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5444

secondary

#93C2C9

accent

#C5D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5444

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

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