#BC4762#BC4762

#BC4762 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.152 H 9.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4762
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 98)
HSL	hsl(346, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(346, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 49.30, 9.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 50.20, 10.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1497 0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.152 9.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1988, 16.0827, 13.3302)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4762 #47BCA1

analogous

#BC479C #BC4762 #BC6647

triadic

#BC4762 #62BC47 #4762BC

tetradic

#BC4762 #9CBC47 #47BCA1 #6647BC

square

#BC4762 #9CBC47 #47BCA1 #6647BC

split-complementary

#BC4762 #47BC66 #479CBC

monochromatic

#642433 #91354A #BC4762 #CC7488 #DDA1AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BC4762 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BC4762 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4762

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4762	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4762	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606163

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F785F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3651

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4762;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.152 9.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5808e',
    500: '#bc4762',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4762;
$custom-light: #d5808e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4762",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.154,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56314,
    "c": 0.15168,
    "h": 9.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4762

secondary

#95C9BD

accent

#D6B852

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4762

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

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