#BC4655#BC4655

#BC4655 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4655
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 85)
HSL	hsl(352, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 48.61, 16.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 51.41, 19.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.146 0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.152 16)
XYZ	xyz(24.5710, 15.7307, 10.3350)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4655 #46BCAD

analogous

#BC4690 #BC4655 #BC7246

triadic

#BC4655 #55BC46 #4655BC

tetradic

#BC4655 #90BC46 #46BCAD #7246BC

square

#BC4655 #90BC46 #46BCAD #7246BC

split-complementary

#BC4655 #46BC72 #4690BC

monochromatic

#64242C #903440 #BC4655 #CC737E #DDA0A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC4655 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4655 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4655

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4655	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4655	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4655;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f84',
    500: '#bc4655',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4655;
$custom-light: #d67f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4655",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.373,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5587,
    "c": 0.15186,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.15728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4655

secondary

#95C9C2

accent

#D6C651

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4655

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

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