#BC464E#BC464E

#BC464E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC464E
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 78)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 58.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 48.07, 20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 52.37, 23.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1432 0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.152 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.3066, 15.6249, 8.9422)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC464E #46BCB4

analogous

#BC4689 #BC464E #BC7946

triadic

#BC464E #4EBC46 #464EBC

tetradic

#BC464E #89BC46 #46BCB4 #7946BC

square

#BC464E #89BC46 #46BCB4 #7946BC

split-complementary

#BC464E #46BC79 #4689BC

monochromatic

#642428 #90343B #BC464E #CC7379 #DDA0A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC464E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC464E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC464E

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC464E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC464E	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81774B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc464e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7f',
    500: '#bc464e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc464e;
$custom-light: #d67f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc464e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.932,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55719,
    "c": 0.152,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC464E

secondary

#95C9C6

accent

#D6CD51

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC464E

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

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