#BC4854#BC4854

#BC4854 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4854
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 84)
HSL	hsl(354, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 55.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 47.63, 17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 50.83, 20.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1428 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.149 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6588, 15.9693, 10.1697)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4854 #48BCB0

analogous

#BC488E #BC4854 #BC7648

triadic

#BC4854 #54BC48 #4854BC

tetradic

#BC4854 #8EBC48 #48BCB0 #7648BC

square

#BC4854 #8EBC48 #48BCB0 #7648BC

split-complementary

#BC4854 #48BC76 #488EBC

monochromatic

#65252B #92353F #BC4854 #CC757E #DDA2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BC4854 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC4854 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4854

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4854	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4854	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)

#646054

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4854;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68084',
    500: '#bc4854',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4854;
$custom-light: #d68084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4854",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.793,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.561,
    "c": 0.14943,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4854

secondary

#96CAC4

accent

#D6C852

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4854

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

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