#BC4559#BC4559

#BC4559 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.153 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4559
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 49.38, 14.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 51.38, 16.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.149 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.153 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6724, 15.6720, 11.1750)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4559 #45BCA8

analogous

#BC4594 #BC4559 #BC6C45

triadic

#BC4559 #59BC45 #4559BC

tetradic

#BC4559 #94BC45 #45BCA8 #6C45BC

square

#BC4559 #94BC45 #45BCA8 #6C45BC

split-complementary

#BC4559 #45BC6C #4594BC

monochromatic

#63242E #903443 #BC4559 #CC7281 #DC9FA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC4559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4559

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4559	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.153 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f87',
    500: '#bc4559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4559;
$custom-light: #d67f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.916,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5584,
    "c": 0.15325,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4559

secondary

#94C9C0

accent

#D7C051

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4559

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

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