#BC4256#BC4256

#BC4256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.157 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4256
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(350, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 50.43, 15.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 52.69, 16.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.152 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.157 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3691, 15.2629, 10.4651)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4256 #42BCA8

analogous

#BC4293 #BC4256 #BC6B42

triadic

#BC4256 #56BC42 #4256BC

tetradic

#BC4256 #93BC42 #42BCA8 #6B42BC

square

#BC4256 #93BC42 #42BCA8 #6B42BC

split-complementary

#BC4256 #42BC6B #4293BC

monochromatic

#61222D #8F3241 #BC4256 #CC6F7E #DC9CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC4256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4256

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4256	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.157 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d85',
    500: '#bc4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4256;
$custom-light: #d67d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.164,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55408,
    "c": 0.15671,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4256

secondary

#91C9BF

accent

#D8C150

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4256

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

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