#BC4557#BC4557

#BC4557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.153 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4557
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 53.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 49.21, 15.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 51.55, 17.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1482 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.153 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5896, 15.6389, 10.7387)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4557 #45BCAA

analogous

#BC4593 #BC4557 #BC6E45

triadic

#BC4557 #57BC45 #4557BC

tetradic

#BC4557 #93BC45 #45BCAA #6E45BC

square

#BC4557 #93BC45 #45BCAA #6E45BC

split-complementary

#BC4557 #45BC6E #4593BC

monochromatic

#63242D #903442 #BC4557 #CC7280 #DC9FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4557

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4557	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD304C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.153 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f86',
    500: '#bc4557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4557;
$custom-light: #d67f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.924,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55793,
    "c": 0.15314,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4557

secondary

#94C9C1

accent

#D7C251

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4557

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

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