#BC4456#BC4456

#BC4456 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.154 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4456
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 49.57, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 52.00, 17.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1492 0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.154 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4880, 15.5007, 10.5047)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4456 #44BCAA

analogous

#BC4492 #BC4456 #BC6E44

triadic

#BC4456 #56BC44 #4456BC

tetradic

#BC4456 #92BC44 #44BCAA #6E44BC

square

#BC4456 #92BC44 #44BCAA #6E44BC

split-complementary

#BC4456 #44BC6E #4492BC

monochromatic

#62232D #8F3341 #BC4456 #CC717F #DC9EA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC4456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4456

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4456	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.154 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e85',
    500: '#bc4456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4456;
$custom-light: #d67e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55648,
    "c": 0.1543,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4456

secondary

#93C9C1

accent

#D7C351

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4456

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

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