#BC4852#BC4852

#BC4852 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4852
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 82)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 47.47, 18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 51.10, 21.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% 0.142 0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.149 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5815, 15.9384, 9.7630)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4852 #48BCB2

analogous

#BC488C #BC4852 #BC7848

triadic

#BC4852 #52BC48 #4852BC

tetradic

#BC4852 #8CBC48 #48BCB2 #7848BC

square

#BC4852 #8CBC48 #48BCB2 #7848BC

split-complementary

#BC4852 #48BC78 #488CBC

monochromatic

#65252A #92353D #BC4852 #CC757C #DDA2A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4852 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC4852 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4852

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4852	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4852	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4852;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68082',
    500: '#bc4852',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4852;
$custom-light: #d68082;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4852",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.828,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56056,
    "c": 0.14948,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4852

secondary

#96CAC5

accent

#D6CB52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4852

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

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