#BC484E#BC484E

#BC484E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.150 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC484E
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 78)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 58.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 47.16, 21.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 51.72, 24.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1404 0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.15 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4338, 15.8793, 8.9846)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC484E #48BCB6

analogous

#BC4888 #BC484E #BC7C48

triadic

#BC484E #4EBC48 #484EBC

tetradic

#BC484E #88BC48 #48BCB6 #7C48BC

square

#BC484E #88BC48 #48BCB6 #7C48BC

split-complementary

#BC484E #48BC7C #4888BC

monochromatic

#652528 #92353A #BC484E #CC7579 #DDA2A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BC484E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC484E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC484E

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC484E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC484E	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65604D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc484e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.150 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807f',
    500: '#bc484e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc484e;
$custom-light: #d6807f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc484e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.897,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55972,
    "c": 0.14967,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC484E

secondary

#96CAC7

accent

#D6CF52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC484E

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

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