#BC455A#BC455A

#BC455A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC455A
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 90)
HSL	hsl(349, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 52.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 49.46, 13.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 51.30, 15.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1494 0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.153 13)
XYZ	xyz(24.7147, 15.6889, 11.3977)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC455A #45BCA7

analogous

#BC4595 #BC455A #BC6B45

triadic

#BC455A #5ABC45 #455ABC

tetradic

#BC455A #95BC45 #45BCA7 #6B45BC

square

#BC455A #95BC45 #45BCA7 #6B45BC

split-complementary

#BC455A #45BC6B #4595BC

monochromatic

#63242F #903444 #BC455A #CC7282 #DC9FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC455A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC455A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC455A

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC455A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC455A	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc455a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 13.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f88',
    500: '#bc455a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc455a;
$custom-light: #d67f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc455a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55864,
    "c": 0.15331,
    "h": 13
  },
  "luminance": 0.15686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC455A

secondary

#94C9C0

accent

#D7BF51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC455A

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

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