#BC484D#BC484D

#BC484D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.150 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC484D
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 77)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 47.09, 21.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 51.90, 24.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.14 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.15 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3982, 15.8651, 8.7972)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC484D #48BCB7

analogous

#BC4887 #BC484D #BC7D48

triadic

#BC484D #4DBC48 #484DBC

tetradic

#BC484D #87BC48 #48BCB7 #7D48BC

square

#BC484D #87BC48 #48BCB7 #7D48BC

split-complementary

#BC484D #48BC7D #4887BC

monochromatic

#652528 #923539 #BC484D #CC7579 #DDA2A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BC484D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC484D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC484D

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC484D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC484D	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65604C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc484d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.150 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807e',
    500: '#bc484d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc484d;
$custom-light: #d6807e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc484d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.414,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55952,
    "c": 0.14974,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC484D

secondary

#96CAC7

accent

#D6D052

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC484D

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

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