#BC4657#BC4657

#BC4657 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4657
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 53.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 48.77, 15.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 51.20, 17.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1468 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.152 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6516, 15.7629, 10.7594)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4657 #46BCAB

analogous

#BC4692 #BC4657 #BC7046

triadic

#BC4657 #57BC46 #4657BC

tetradic

#BC4657 #92BC46 #46BCAB #7046BC

square

#BC4657 #92BC46 #46BCAB #7046BC

split-complementary

#BC4657 #46BC70 #4692BC

monochromatic

#64242D #903442 #BC4657 #CC7380 #DDA0A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC4657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4657

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4657	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)

#625F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f86',
    500: '#bc4657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4657;
$custom-light: #d67f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.356,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55916,
    "c": 0.15191,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4657

secondary

#95C9C2

accent

#D6C351

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4657

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

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