#BC4462#BC4462

#BC4462 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.156 H 8.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4462
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 98)
HSL	hsl(345, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(345, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 50.62, 8.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 51.37, 9.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1539 0.0228)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.156 8.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0127, 15.7105, 13.2682)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4462 #44BC9E

analogous

#BC449E #BC4462 #BC6244

triadic

#BC4462 #62BC44 #4462BC

tetradic

#BC4462 #9EBC44 #44BC9E #6244BC

square

#BC4462 #9EBC44 #44BC9E #6244BC

split-complementary

#BC4462 #44BC62 #449EBC

monochromatic

#622333 #8F334A #BC4462 #CC7188 #DC9EAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC4462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC4462 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4462

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4462	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5F63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D775F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.156 8.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e8e',
    500: '#bc4462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4462;
$custom-light: #d57e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55948,
    "c": 0.15555,
    "h": 8.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4462

secondary

#93C9BB

accent

#D7B551

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4462

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

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