#BC454A#BC454A

#BC454A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC454A
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 74)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 48.22, 22.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 53.38, 25.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.143 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.153 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1055, 15.4452, 8.1891)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC454A #45BCB7

analogous

#BC4585 #BC454A #BC7B45

triadic

#BC454A #4ABC45 #454ABC

tetradic

#BC454A #85BC45 #45BCB7 #7B45BC

square

#BC454A #85BC45 #45BCB7 #7B45BC

split-complementary

#BC454A #45BC7B #4585BC

monochromatic

#632426 #903438 #BC454A #CC7276 #DC9FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC454A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC454A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC454A

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC454A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC454A	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635E49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817747

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc454a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7c',
    500: '#bc454a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc454a;
$custom-light: #d67e7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc454a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.479,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55515,
    "c": 0.15341,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC454A

secondary

#94C9C7

accent

#D7D151

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC454A

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

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