#BC455D#BC455D

#BC455D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.154 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC455D
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 93)
HSL	hsl(348, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 50.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 49.73, 11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 51.13, 13.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.1506 0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.154 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8450, 15.7410, 12.0838)
Luminance	0.1574 (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

#BC455D #45BCA4

analogous

#BC4599 #BC455D #BC6845

triadic

#BC455D #5DBC45 #455DBC

tetradic

#BC455D #99BC45 #45BCA4 #6845BC

square

#BC455D #99BC45 #45BCA4 #6845BC

split-complementary

#BC455D #45BC68 #4599BC

monochromatic

#632430 #903446 #BC455D #CC7284 #DC9FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC455D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC455D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC455D

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC455D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC455D	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605F5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F775A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc455d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.154 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f8a',
    500: '#bc455d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc455d;
$custom-light: #d57f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc455d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.899,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55939,
    "c": 0.15359,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC455D

secondary

#94C9BE

accent

#D7BC51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC455D

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

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