#BC494A#BC494A

#BC494A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC494A
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 74)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 46.42, 23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 52.15, 27.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1373 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.149 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3599, 15.9540, 8.2739)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC494A #49BCBB

analogous

#BC4983 #BC494A #BC8149

triadic

#BC494A #4ABC49 #494ABC

tetradic

#BC494A #83BC49 #49BCBB #8149BC

square

#BC494A #83BC49 #49BCBB #8149BC

split-complementary

#BC494A #49BC81 #4983BC

monochromatic

#652526 #923637 #BC494A #CC7676 #DDA2A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BC494A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC494A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC494A

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC494A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC494A	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666049

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837847

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc494a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817c',
    500: '#bc494a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc494a;
$custom-light: #d6817c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc494a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.478,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56022,
    "c": 0.14887,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC494A

secondary

#97CAC9

accent

#D6D552

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC494A

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

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