#BC4851#BC4851

#BC4851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.150 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4851
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 47.39, 19.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 51.25, 22.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1416 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.15 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5438, 15.9233, 9.5640)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4851 #48BCB3

analogous

#BC488B #BC4851 #BC7948

triadic

#BC4851 #51BC48 #4851BC

tetradic

#BC4851 #8BBC48 #48BCB3 #7948BC

square

#BC4851 #8BBC48 #48BCB3 #7948BC

split-complementary

#BC4851 #48BC79 #488BBC

monochromatic

#65252A #92353C #BC4851 #CC757C #DDA2A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4851

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4851	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)

#646051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.150 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68081',
    500: '#bc4851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4851;
$custom-light: #d68081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.345,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56034,
    "c": 0.14951,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4851

secondary

#96CAC6

accent

#D6CC52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4851

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

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