#BC4562#BC4562

#BC4562 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.154 H 8.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4562
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 98)
HSL	hsl(345, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(345, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 50.18, 8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 50.98, 10.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1525 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.154 8.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0737, 15.8325, 13.2885)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4562 #45BC9F

analogous

#BC459E #BC4562 #BC6345

triadic

#BC4562 #62BC45 #4562BC

tetradic

#BC4562 #9EBC45 #45BC9F #6345BC

square

#BC4562 #9EBC45 #45BC9F #6345BC

split-complementary

#BC4562 #45BC63 #459EBC

monochromatic

#632433 #90344A #BC4562 #CC7288 #DC9FAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC4562 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC4562 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4562

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4562	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4562	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6063

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E785F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4562;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.154 8.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f8e',
    500: '#bc4562',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4562;
$custom-light: #d57f8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4562",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.378,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56069,
    "c": 0.15426,
    "h": 8.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4562

secondary

#94C9BC

accent

#D7B651

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4562

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

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