#BC455F#BC455F

#BC455F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC455F
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 95)
HSL	hsl(347, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(347, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 49.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 49.91, 10.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 51.04, 12.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1513 0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.154 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9347, 15.7769, 12.5564)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC455F #45BCA2

analogous

#BC459A #BC455F #BC6645

triadic

#BC455F #5FBC45 #455FBC

tetradic

#BC455F #9ABC45 #45BCA2 #6645BC

square

#BC455F #9ABC45 #45BCA2 #6645BC

split-complementary

#BC455F #45BC66 #459ABC

monochromatic

#632431 #903448 #BC455F #CC7286 #DC9FAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC455F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC455F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC455F

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC455F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC455F	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60605F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E785C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC334F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc455f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f8c',
    500: '#bc455f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc455f;
$custom-light: #d57f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc455f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.891,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5599,
    "c": 0.15383,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC455F

secondary

#94C9BD

accent

#D7B951

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC455F

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

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