#BC494C#BC494C

#BC494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC494C
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 76)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 46.56, 22.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 51.76, 25.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% 0.1381 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.149 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4283, 15.9814, 8.6344)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC494C #49BCB9

analogous

#BC4985 #BC494C #BC7F49

triadic

#BC494C #4CBC49 #494CBC

tetradic

#BC494C #85BC49 #49BCB9 #7F49BC

square

#BC494C #85BC49 #49BCB9 #7F49BC

split-complementary

#BC494C #49BC7F #4985BC

monochromatic

#652527 #923638 #BC494C #CC7678 #DDA2A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BC494C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BC494C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC494C

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC494C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC494C	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66604B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837849

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817e',
    500: '#bc494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc494c;
$custom-light: #d6817e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.435,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56061,
    "c": 0.14867,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC494C

secondary

#97CAC8

accent

#D6D252

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC494C

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

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