#BC485D#BC485D

#BC485D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.150 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC485D
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 93)
HSL	hsl(349, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 50.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 48.39, 12.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 49.99, 14.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1463 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.15 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0342, 16.1195, 12.1469)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC485D #48BCA7

analogous

#BC4897 #BC485D #BC6D48

triadic

#BC485D #5DBC48 #485DBC

tetradic

#BC485D #97BC48 #48BCA7 #6D48BC

square

#BC485D #97BC48 #48BCA7 #6D48BC

split-complementary

#BC485D #48BC6D #4897BC

monochromatic

#652530 #923546 #BC485D #CC7585 #DDA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BC485D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BC485D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC485D

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC485D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC485D	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80795A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3650

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc485d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.150 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5808a',
    500: '#bc485d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc485d;
$custom-light: #d5808a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc485d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.138,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56311,
    "c": 0.14979,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC485D

secondary

#96CAC0

accent

#D6BE52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC485D

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

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