#BC485E#BC485E

#BC485E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.150 H 11.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC485E
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 94)
HSL	hsl(349, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 50%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 48.48, 11.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 49.94, 13.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.1467 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.15 11.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0788, 16.1373, 12.3817)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC485E #48BCA6

analogous

#BC4898 #BC485E #BC6C48

triadic

#BC485E #5EBC48 #485EBC

tetradic

#BC485E #98BC48 #48BCA6 #6C48BC

square

#BC485E #98BC48 #48BCA6 #6C48BC

split-complementary

#BC485E #48BC6C #4898BC

monochromatic

#652531 #923547 #BC485E #CC7585 #DDA2AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BC485E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BC485E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC485E

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC485E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC485E	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80795B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3650

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc485e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.150 11.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5808b',
    500: '#bc485e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc485e;
$custom-light: #d5808b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc485e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.621,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56336,
    "c": 0.14988,
    "h": 11.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC485E

secondary

#96CAC0

accent

#D6BD52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC485E

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

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