#BC465B#BC465B

#BC465B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC465B
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 49.11, 13.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 50.87, 15.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1484 0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.152 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8196, 15.8301, 11.6440)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC465B #46BCA7

analogous

#BC4696 #BC465B #BC6C46

triadic

#BC465B #5BBC46 #465BBC

tetradic

#BC465B #96BC46 #46BCA7 #6C46BC

square

#BC465B #96BC46 #46BCA7 #6C46BC

split-complementary

#BC465B #46BC6C #4696BC

monochromatic

#64242F #903445 #BC465B #CC7383 #DDA0AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC465B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC465B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC465B

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC465B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC465B	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61605B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7858

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc465b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f89',
    500: '#bc465b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc465b;
$custom-light: #d57f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc465b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.322,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56012,
    "c": 0.15215,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC465B

secondary

#95C9C0

accent

#D6BF51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC465B

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

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