#BC4656#BC4656

#BC4656 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4656
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 48.69, 16.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 51.30, 18.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1464 0.0404)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.152 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6110, 15.7467, 10.5457)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4656 #46BCAC

analogous

#BC4691 #BC4656 #BC7146

triadic

#BC4656 #56BC46 #4656BC

tetradic

#BC4656 #91BC46 #46BCAC #7146BC

square

#BC4656 #91BC46 #46BCAC #7146BC

split-complementary

#BC4656 #46BC71 #4691BC

monochromatic

#64242D #903441 #BC4656 #CC737F #DDA0A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC4656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4656

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4656	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f85',
    500: '#bc4656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4656;
$custom-light: #d67f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.864,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55893,
    "c": 0.15189,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4656

secondary

#95C9C2

accent

#D6C451

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4656

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

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