#BC4757#BC4757

#BC4757 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4757
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 87)
HSL	hsl(352, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 53.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 48.32, 15.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 50.84, 18.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1454 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.151 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7147, 15.8891, 10.7804)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4757 #47BCAC

analogous

#BC4791 #BC4757 #BC7147

triadic

#BC4757 #57BC47 #4757BC

tetradic

#BC4757 #91BC47 #47BCAC #7147BC

square

#BC4757 #91BC47 #47BCAC #7147BC

split-complementary

#BC4757 #47BC71 #4791BC

monochromatic

#64242D #913541 #BC4757 #CC7480 #DDA1A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BC4757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4757

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4757	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68086',
    500: '#bc4757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4757;
$custom-light: #d68086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.795,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56041,
    "c": 0.15069,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4757

secondary

#95C9C2

accent

#D6C452

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4757

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

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