#BC4459#BC4459

#BC4459 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.154 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4459
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 49.82, 13.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 51.74, 15.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1504 0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.154 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6114, 15.5500, 11.1547)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4459 #44BCA7

analogous

#BC4495 #BC4459 #BC6B44

triadic

#BC4459 #59BC44 #4459BC

tetradic

#BC4459 #95BC44 #44BCA7 #6B44BC

square

#BC4459 #95BC44 #44BCA7 #6B44BC

split-complementary

#BC4459 #44BC6B #4495BC

monochromatic

#62232E #8F3343 #BC4459 #CC7181 #DC9EA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4459

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4459	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD304C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.154 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e87',
    500: '#bc4459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4459;
$custom-light: #d67e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55719,
    "c": 0.15447,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4459

secondary

#93C9BF

accent

#D7BF51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4459

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

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