#BC4151#BC4151

#BC4151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.158 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4151
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 81)
HSL	hsl(352, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 50.47, 17.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 53.57, 19.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1513 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.158 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1167, 15.0692, 9.4217)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4151 #41BCAC

analogous

#BC418F #BC4151 #BC6E41

triadic

#BC4151 #51BC41 #4151BC

tetradic

#BC4151 #8FBC41 #41BCAC #6E41BC

square

#BC4151 #8FBC41 #41BCAC #6E41BC

split-complementary

#BC4151 #41BC6E #418FBC

monochromatic

#61222A #8F313D #BC4151 #CD6E7A #DC9BA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BC4151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4151

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4151	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.158 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c81',
    500: '#bc4151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4151;
$custom-light: #d67c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.195,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.15773,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4151

secondary

#90C9C1

accent

#D8C650

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4151

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

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