#BC4255#BC4255

#BC4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.157 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4255
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 50.35, 15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 52.79, 17.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1516 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.157 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3291, 15.2469, 10.2544)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4255 #42BCA9

analogous

#BC4292 #BC4255 #BC6C42

triadic

#BC4255 #55BC42 #4255BC

tetradic

#BC4255 #92BC42 #42BCA9 #6C42BC

square

#BC4255 #92BC42 #42BCA9 #6C42BC

split-complementary

#BC4255 #42BC6C #4292BC

monochromatic

#61222C #8F3241 #BC4255 #CC6F7D #DC9CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4255

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4255	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.157 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d84',
    500: '#bc4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4255;
$custom-light: #d67d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.656,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55385,
    "c": 0.15666,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4255

secondary

#91C9C0

accent

#D8C350

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4255

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

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