#BC4551#BC4551

#BC4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.153 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4551
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 48.73, 18.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 52.25, 21.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1458 0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.153 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3545, 15.5449, 9.5010)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4551 #45BCB0

analogous

#BC458C #BC4551 #BC7545

triadic

#BC4551 #51BC45 #4551BC

tetradic

#BC4551 #8CBC45 #45BCB0 #7545BC

square

#BC4551 #8CBC45 #45BCB0 #7545BC

split-complementary

#BC4551 #45BC75 #458CBC

monochromatic

#63242A #90343D #BC4551 #CC727B #DC9FA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4551

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4551	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)

#625E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.153 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f81',
    500: '#bc4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4551;
$custom-light: #d67f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.95,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55658,
    "c": 0.15306,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4551

secondary

#94C9C4

accent

#D7C951

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4551

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

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