#BC4850#BC4850

#BC4850 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.150 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4850
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 80)
HSL	hsl(356, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 47.31, 20.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 51.40, 22.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1412 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.15 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5066, 15.9084, 9.3680)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4850 #48BCB4

analogous

#BC488A #BC4850 #BC7A48

triadic

#BC4850 #50BC48 #4850BC

tetradic

#BC4850 #8ABC48 #48BCB4 #7A48BC

square

#BC4850 #8ABC48 #48BCB4 #7A48BC

split-complementary

#BC4850 #48BC7A #488ABC

monochromatic

#652529 #92353C #BC4850 #CC757B #DDA2A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4850 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4850 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4850

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4850	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4850	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4850;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.150 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68081',
    500: '#bc4850',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4850;
$custom-light: #d68081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4850",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.862,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56013,
    "c": 0.14955,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4850

secondary

#96CAC6

accent

#D6CD52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4850

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →