#BC454B#BC454B

#BC454B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC454B
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 75)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 48.29, 22.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 53.20, 24.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1434 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.153 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1394, 15.4588, 8.3680)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC454B #45BCB6

analogous

#BC4586 #BC454B #BC7A45

triadic

#BC454B #4BBC45 #454BBC

tetradic

#BC454B #86BC45 #45BCB6 #7A45BC

square

#BC454B #86BC45 #45BCB6 #7A45BC

split-complementary

#BC454B #45BC7A #4586BC

monochromatic

#632427 #903438 #BC454B #CC7277 #DC9FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC454B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC454B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC454B

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC454B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC454B	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)

#635E4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc454b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7d',
    500: '#bc454b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc454b;
$custom-light: #d67e7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc454b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.975,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55534,
    "c": 0.15334,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC454B

secondary

#94C9C6

accent

#D7D051

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC454B

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

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