#BC4651#BC4651

#BC4651 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.152 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4651
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 48.29, 19.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 51.91, 21.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1444 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.152 18)
XYZ	xyz(24.4166, 15.6689, 9.5216)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4651 #46BCB1

analogous

#BC468C #BC4651 #BC7646

triadic

#BC4651 #51BC46 #4651BC

tetradic

#BC4651 #8CBC46 #46BCB1 #7646BC

square

#BC4651 #8CBC46 #46BCB1 #7646BC

split-complementary

#BC4651 #46BC76 #468CBC

monochromatic

#64242A #90343D #BC4651 #CC737B #DDA0A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BC4651 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC4651 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4651

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4651	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4651	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)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD304B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4651;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.152 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f81',
    500: '#bc4651',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4651;
$custom-light: #d67f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4651",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.407,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55782,
    "c": 0.15188,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.15666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4651

secondary

#95C9C4

accent

#D6CA51

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4651

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

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