#BC4659#BC4659

#BC4659 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4659
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 48.94, 14.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 51.02, 16.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1476 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.152 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.7344, 15.7961, 11.1957)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4659 #46BCA9

analogous

#BC4694 #BC4659 #BC6E46

triadic

#BC4659 #59BC46 #4659BC

tetradic

#BC4659 #94BC46 #46BCA9 #6E46BC

square

#BC4659 #94BC46 #46BCA9 #6E46BC

split-complementary

#BC4659 #46BC6E #4694BC

monochromatic

#64242E #903443 #BC4659 #CC7381 #DDA0AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4659

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4659	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f87',
    500: '#bc4659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4659;
$custom-light: #d67f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.339,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55963,
    "c": 0.15201,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4659

secondary

#95C9C1

accent

#D6C151

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4659

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

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