#BC484B#BC484B

#BC484B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC484B
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 75)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 46.95, 22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 52.26, 26.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1392 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.15 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3286, 15.8373, 8.4310)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC484B #48BCB9

analogous

#BC4885 #BC484B #BC7F48

triadic

#BC484B #4BBC48 #484BBC

tetradic

#BC484B #85BC48 #48BCB9 #7F48BC

square

#BC484B #85BC48 #48BCB9 #7F48BC

split-complementary

#BC484B #48BC7F #4885BC

monochromatic

#652527 #923538 #BC484B #CC7577 #DDA2A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC484B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC484B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC484B

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC484B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC484B	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc484b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807d',
    500: '#bc484b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc484b;
$custom-light: #d6807d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc484b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.448,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55912,
    "c": 0.14992,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC484B

secondary

#96CAC8

accent

#D6D352

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC484B

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

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