#BC455B#BC455B

#BC455B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC455B
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 49.55, 13.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 51.24, 14.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1498 0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.153 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.7575, 15.7061, 11.6233)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC455B #45BCA6

analogous

#BC4596 #BC455B #BC6B45

triadic

#BC455B #5BBC45 #455BBC

tetradic

#BC455B #96BC45 #45BCA6 #6B45BC

square

#BC455B #96BC45 #45BCA6 #6B45BC

split-complementary

#BC455B #45BC6B #4596BC

monochromatic

#63242F #903445 #BC455B #CC7283 #DC9FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC455B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC455B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC455B

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC455B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC455B	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605F5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc455b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f89',
    500: '#bc455b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc455b;
$custom-light: #d57f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc455b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.908,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55889,
    "c": 0.15339,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC455B

secondary

#94C9BF

accent

#D7BE51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC455B

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

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