#BC4953#BC4953

#BC4953 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.148 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4953
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 83)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 47.09, 18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 50.62, 21.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1409 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.148 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.6851, 16.0841, 9.9866)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4953 #49BCB2

analogous

#BC498C #BC4953 #BC7849

triadic

#BC4953 #53BC49 #4953BC

tetradic

#BC4953 #8CBC49 #49BCB2 #7849BC

square

#BC4953 #8CBC49 #49BCB2 #7849BC

split-complementary

#BC4953 #49BC78 #498CBC

monochromatic

#65252B #92363E #BC4953 #CC767D #DDA2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BC4953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BC4953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4953

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4953	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656153

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.148 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68183',
    500: '#bc4953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4953;
$custom-light: #d68183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56206,
    "c": 0.14825,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4953

secondary

#97CAC5

accent

#D6CA52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4953

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

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