#BC4050#BC4050

#BC4050 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4050
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 80)
HSL	hsl(352, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 50.82, 18.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 54.02, 19.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1523 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.159 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0226, 14.9406, 9.2067)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4050 #40BCAC

analogous

#BC408E #BC4050 #BC6E40

triadic

#BC4050 #50BC40 #4050BC

tetradic

#BC4050 #8EBC40 #40BCAC #6E40BC

square

#BC4050 #8EBC40 #40BCAC #6E40BC

split-complementary

#BC4050 #40BC6E #408EBC

monochromatic

#612129 #8E303D #BC4050 #CD6C79 #DD9AA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC4050 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BC4050 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4050

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4050	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4050	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F754D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4050;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c80',
    500: '#bc4050',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4050;
$custom-light: #d67c80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4050",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.258,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55039,
    "c": 0.15887,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4050

secondary

#8FC9C1

accent

#D9C74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4050

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

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