#BC4159#BC4159

#BC4159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.158 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4159
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 89)
HSL	hsl(348, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 51.11, 13.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 52.81, 14.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1545 0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.158 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4346, 15.1964, 11.0957)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4159 #41BCA4

analogous

#BC4197 #BC4159 #BC6741

triadic

#BC4159 #59BC41 #4159BC

tetradic

#BC4159 #97BC41 #41BCA4 #6741BC

square

#BC4159 #97BC41 #41BCA4 #6741BC

split-complementary

#BC4159 #41BC67 #4197BC

monochromatic

#61222E #8F3143 #BC4159 #CD6E80 #DC9BA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC4159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4159

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4159	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.158 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c87',
    500: '#bc4159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4159;
$custom-light: #d67c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.293,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55363,
    "c": 0.15812,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4159

secondary

#90C9BE

accent

#D8BE50

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4159

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

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