#BC4856#BC4856

#BC4856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4856
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 47.79, 16.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 50.59, 19.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1436 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.149 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7382, 16.0011, 10.5881)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4856 #48BCAE

analogous

#BC4890 #BC4856 #BC7448

triadic

#BC4856 #56BC48 #4856BC

tetradic

#BC4856 #90BC48 #48BCAE #7448BC

square

#BC4856 #90BC48 #48BCAE #7448BC

split-complementary

#BC4856 #48BC74 #4890BC

monochromatic

#65252D #923540 #BC4856 #CC757F #DDA2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BC4856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BC4856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4856

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4856	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)

#636056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD344E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68085',
    500: '#bc4856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4856;
$custom-light: #d68085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.759,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56144,
    "c": 0.14944,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4856

secondary

#96CAC3

accent

#D6C652

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4856

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

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