#BC494B#BC494B

#BC494B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC494B
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 46.49, 23.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 51.95, 26.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1377 0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.149 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3938, 15.9676, 8.4528)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC494B #49BCBA

analogous

#BC4984 #BC494B #BC8049

triadic

#BC494B #4BBC49 #494BBC

tetradic

#BC494B #84BC49 #49BCBA #8049BC

square

#BC494B #84BC49 #49BCBA #8049BC

split-complementary

#BC494B #49BC80 #4984BC

monochromatic

#652526 #923637 #BC494B #CC7677 #DDA2A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BC494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BC494B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC494B

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC494B	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)

#66604A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817d',
    500: '#bc494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc494b;
$custom-light: #d6817d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.957,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.14877,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC494B

secondary

#97CAC9

accent

#D6D452

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC494B

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

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