#BC4859#BC4859

#BC4859 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.150 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4859
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 48.04, 14.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 50.29, 17.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1448 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.15 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8616, 16.0505, 11.2381)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4859 #48BCAB

analogous

#BC4893 #BC4859 #BC7148

triadic

#BC4859 #59BC48 #4859BC

tetradic

#BC4859 #93BC48 #48BCAB #7148BC

square

#BC4859 #93BC48 #48BCAB #7148BC

split-complementary

#BC4859 #48BC71 #4893BC

monochromatic

#65252E #923543 #BC4859 #CC7582 #DDA2AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#BC4859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#BC4859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4859

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4859	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636159

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD354F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.150 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58087',
    500: '#bc4859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4859;
$custom-light: #d58087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.207,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56214,
    "c": 0.14952,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4859

secondary

#96CAC2

accent

#D6C352

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4859

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

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