#BC4453#BC4453

#BC4453 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.154 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4453
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 83)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 49.33, 17.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 52.32, 19.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.148 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.154 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3697, 15.4533, 9.8814)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4453 #44BCAD

analogous

#BC448F #BC4453 #BC7144

triadic

#BC4453 #53BC44 #4453BC

tetradic

#BC4453 #8FBC44 #44BCAD #7144BC

square

#BC4453 #8FBC44 #44BCAD #7144BC

split-complementary

#BC4453 #44BC71 #448FBC

monochromatic

#62232B #8F333F #BC4453 #CC717C #DC9EA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4453 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4453 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4453

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4453	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4453	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807750

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4453;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.154 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e83',
    500: '#bc4453',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4453;
$custom-light: #d67e83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4453",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55579,
    "c": 0.15423,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4453

secondary

#93C9C2

accent

#D7C651

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4453

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

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