#BC4550#BC4550

#BC4550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC4550
RGBrgb(188, 69, 80)
HSLhsl(354, 47%, 50%)
HSVhsv(354, 63%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63.3%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(46.35, 48.66, 19.41)
CIE-LCHlch(46.35, 52.39, 21.75°)
OKLaboklab(55.64% 0.1454 0.0478)
OKLCHoklch(55.64% 0.153 18.2)
XYZxyz(24.3173, 15.5300, 9.3049)
Luminance0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC4550 #45BCB1
analogous
#BC458B #BC4550 #BC7545
triadic
#BC4550 #50BC45 #4550BC
tetradic
#BC4550 #8BBC45 #45BCB1 #7545BC
square
#BC4550 #8BBC45 #45BCB1 #7545BC
split-complementary
#BC4550 #45BC75 #458BBC
monochromatic
#632429 #90343C #BC4550 #CC727A #DC9FA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12
#BC4550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11
#BC4550 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4550
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC4550#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC45501.005.124.115.12
#FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00
#0000004.1121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#625E50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80774D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2E4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc4550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e81',
    500: '#bc4550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc4550;
$custom-light: #d67e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc4550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.454,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55637,
    "c": 0.15308,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC4550
secondary
#94C9C4
accent
#D7CA51
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4550

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#BC4550 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva