#BC4561#BC4561

#BC4561 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 9.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4561
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 97)
HSL	hsl(346, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(346, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 50.09, 9.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 50.99, 10.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1521 0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.154 9.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0268, 15.8138, 13.0414)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4561 #45BCA0

analogous

#BC459D #BC4561 #BC6445

triadic

#BC4561 #61BC45 #4561BC

tetradic

#BC4561 #9DBC45 #45BCA0 #6445BC

square

#BC4561 #9DBC45 #45BCA0 #6445BC

split-complementary

#BC4561 #45BC64 #459DBC

monochromatic

#632433 #90344A #BC4561 #CC7287 #DC9FAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4561 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4561

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4561	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6062

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E785E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 9.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f8d',
    500: '#bc4561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4561;
$custom-light: #d57f8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.882,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.15411,
    "h": 9.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4561

secondary

#94C9BC

accent

#D7B751

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4561

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

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