#BC455E#BC455E

#BC455E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 10.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC455E
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 94)
HSL	hsl(347, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(347, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 50%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 49.82, 11.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 51.08, 12.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.151 0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.154 10.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8895, 15.7589, 12.3186)
Luminance	0.1576 (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

#BC455E #45BCA3

analogous

#BC4599 #BC455E #BC6745

triadic

#BC455E #5EBC45 #455EBC

tetradic

#BC455E #99BC45 #45BCA3 #6745BC

square

#BC455E #99BC45 #45BCA3 #6745BC

split-complementary

#BC455E #45BC67 #4599BC

monochromatic

#632431 #903447 #BC455E #CC7285 #DC9FAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC455E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC455E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC455E

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC455E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC455E	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)

#605F5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E785B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC324F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc455e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 10.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f8b',
    500: '#bc455e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc455e;
$custom-light: #d57f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc455e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.395,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55964,
    "c": 0.1537,
    "h": 10.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC455E

secondary

#94C9BE

accent

#D7BB51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC455E

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

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