#BC4756#BC4756

#BC4756 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4756
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 48.24, 16.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 50.94, 18.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.145 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.151 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6741, 15.8729, 10.5667)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4756 #47BCAD

analogous

#BC4790 #BC4756 #BC7247

triadic

#BC4756 #56BC47 #4756BC

tetradic

#BC4756 #90BC47 #47BCAD #7247BC

square

#BC4756 #90BC47 #47BCAD #7247BC

split-complementary

#BC4756 #47BC72 #4790BC

monochromatic

#64242D #913541 #BC4756 #CC747F #DDA1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BC4756 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC4756 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4756

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4756	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4756	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4756;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68085',
    500: '#bc4756',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4756;
$custom-light: #d68085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4756",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.308,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56018,
    "c": 0.15066,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4756

secondary

#95C9C3

accent

#D6C552

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4756

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

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