#BC4552#BC4552

#BC4552 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.153 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4552
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 48.81, 18.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 52.11, 20.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.1462 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.153 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3923, 15.5600, 9.6999)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4552 #45BCAF

analogous

#BC458E #BC4552 #BC7345

triadic

#BC4552 #52BC45 #4552BC

tetradic

#BC4552 #8EBC45 #45BCAF #7345BC

square

#BC4552 #8EBC45 #45BCAF #7345BC

split-complementary

#BC4552 #45BC73 #458EBC

monochromatic

#63242B #90343E #BC4552 #CC727C #DC9FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4552

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4552	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)

#625E52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.153 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f82',
    500: '#bc4552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4552;
$custom-light: #d67f82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.445,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5568,
    "c": 0.15305,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4552

secondary

#94C9C3

accent

#D7C851

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4552

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

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