#BC484A#BC484A

#BC484A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC484A
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 74)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 46.88, 23.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 52.45, 26.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1388 0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.15 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2947, 15.8237, 8.2522)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC484A #48BCBA

analogous

#BC4884 #BC484A #BC8048

triadic

#BC484A #4ABC48 #484ABC

tetradic

#BC484A #84BC48 #48BCBA #8048BC

square

#BC484A #84BC48 #48BCBA #8048BC

split-complementary

#BC484A #48BC80 #4884BC

monochromatic

#652526 #923537 #BC484A #CC7576 #DDA2A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC484A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC484A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC484A

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC484A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC484A	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827847

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc484a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807c',
    500: '#bc484a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc484a;
$custom-light: #d6807c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc484a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.966,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55893,
    "c": 0.15001,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC484A

secondary

#96CAC9

accent

#D6D452

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC484A

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

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