#BC4650#BC4650

#BC4650 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.152 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4650
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 48.22, 19.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 52.06, 22.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.144 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.152 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3794, 15.6540, 9.3256)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4650 #46BCB2

analogous

#BC468B #BC4650 #BC7746

triadic

#BC4650 #50BC46 #4650BC

tetradic

#BC4650 #8BBC46 #46BCB2 #7746BC

square

#BC4650 #8BBC46 #46BCB2 #7746BC

split-complementary

#BC4650 #46BC77 #468BBC

monochromatic

#642429 #90343C #BC4650 #CC737A #DDA0A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC4650 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4650 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4650

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4650	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4650	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81774D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD304A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4650;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.152 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f81',
    500: '#bc4650',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4650;
$custom-light: #d67f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4650",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.915,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55761,
    "c": 0.15191,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4650

secondary

#95C9C5

accent

#D6CB51

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4650

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

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