#BC4853#BC4853

#BC4853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4853
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 83)
HSL	hsl(354, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 47.55, 18.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 50.96, 21.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1424 0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.149 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6199, 15.9538, 9.9649)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4853 #48BCB1

analogous

#BC488D #BC4853 #BC7748

triadic

#BC4853 #53BC48 #4853BC

tetradic

#BC4853 #8DBC48 #48BCB1 #7748BC

square

#BC4853 #8DBC48 #48BCB1 #7748BC

split-complementary

#BC4853 #48BC77 #488DBC

monochromatic

#65252B #92353E #BC4853 #CC757D #DDA2A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BC4853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC4853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4853

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4853	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817850

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68083',
    500: '#bc4853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4853;
$custom-light: #d68083;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.31,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56078,
    "c": 0.14945,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4853

secondary

#96CAC5

accent

#D6C952

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4853

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

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