#BC4855#BC4855

#BC4855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4855
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 85)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 47.71, 17.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 50.71, 19.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1432 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.149 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6982, 15.9851, 10.3774)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4855 #48BCAF

analogous

#BC488F #BC4855 #BC7548

triadic

#BC4855 #55BC48 #4855BC

tetradic

#BC4855 #8FBC48 #48BCAF #7548BC

square

#BC4855 #8FBC48 #48BCAF #7548BC

split-complementary

#BC4855 #48BC75 #488FBC

monochromatic

#65252C #923540 #BC4855 #CC757F #DDA2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BC4855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BC4855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4855

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4855	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68084',
    500: '#bc4855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4855;
$custom-light: #d68084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.276,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56122,
    "c": 0.14943,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4855

secondary

#96CAC4

accent

#D6C752

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4855

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

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