#BC4759#BC4759

#BC4759 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.151 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4759
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 48.49, 14.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 50.65, 16.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1462 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.151 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7975, 15.9222, 11.2167)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4759 #47BCAA

analogous

#BC4793 #BC4759 #BC6F47

triadic

#BC4759 #59BC47 #4759BC

tetradic

#BC4759 #93BC47 #47BCAA #6F47BC

square

#BC4759 #93BC47 #47BCAA #6F47BC

split-complementary

#BC4759 #47BC6F #4793BC

monochromatic

#64242E #913543 #BC4759 #CC7481 #DDA1AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4759

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4759	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD344E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.151 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58087',
    500: '#bc4759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4759;
$custom-light: #d58087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.769,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56088,
    "c": 0.15077,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4759

secondary

#95C9C1

accent

#D6C252

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4759

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

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