#BC4258#BC4258

#BC4258 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.157 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4258
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 88)
HSL	hsl(349, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 53.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 50.60, 14.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 52.53, 15.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1527 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.157 13.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4508, 15.2955, 10.8954)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4258 #42BCA6

analogous

#BC4295 #BC4258 #BC6942

triadic

#BC4258 #58BC42 #4258BC

tetradic

#BC4258 #95BC42 #42BCA6 #6942BC

square

#BC4258 #95BC42 #42BCA6 #6942BC

split-complementary

#BC4258 #42BC69 #4295BC

monochromatic

#61222E #8F3243 #BC4258 #CC6F80 #DC9CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BC4258 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BC4258 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4258

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4258	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4258	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4258;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.157 13.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d86',
    500: '#bc4258',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4258;
$custom-light: #d67d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4258",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.18,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55456,
    "c": 0.15683,
    "h": 13.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4258

secondary

#91C9BF

accent

#D8BF50

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4258

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

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