#BC4862#BC4862

#BC4862 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.150 H 9.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4862
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 98)
HSL	hsl(347, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(347, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 48.85, 9.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 49.80, 11.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1483 0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.15 9.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2629, 16.2110, 13.3516)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4862 #48BCA2

analogous

#BC489C #BC4862 #BC6848

triadic

#BC4862 #62BC48 #4862BC

tetradic

#BC4862 #9CBC48 #48BCA2 #6848BC

square

#BC4862 #9CBC48 #48BCA2 #6848BC

split-complementary

#BC4862 #48BC68 #489CBC

monochromatic

#652533 #92354A #BC4862 #CC7588 #DDA2AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BC4862 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BC4862 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4862

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4862	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4862	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616162

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F795F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3852

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4862;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.150 9.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5818e',
    500: '#bc4862',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4862;
$custom-light: #d5818e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4862",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.552,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56439,
    "c": 0.15037,
    "h": 9.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4862

secondary

#96CABE

accent

#D6B852

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4862

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

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