#BC4755#BC4755

#BC4755 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4755
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 85)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 48.16, 16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 51.06, 19.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1446 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.151 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6341, 15.8569, 10.3560)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4755 #47BCAE

analogous

#BC478F #BC4755 #BC7347

triadic

#BC4755 #55BC47 #4755BC

tetradic

#BC4755 #8FBC47 #47BCAE #7347BC

square

#BC4755 #8FBC47 #47BCAE #7347BC

split-complementary

#BC4755 #47BC73 #478FBC

monochromatic

#64242C #913540 #BC4755 #CC747E #DDA1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC4755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC4755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4755

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4755	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)

#636055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68084',
    500: '#bc4755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4755;
$custom-light: #d68084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.821,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55995,
    "c": 0.15065,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4755

secondary

#95C9C3

accent

#D6C652

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4755

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

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