#BC4956#BC4956

#BC4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.148 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4956
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 47.33, 16.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 50.24, 19.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1421 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.148 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8034, 16.1315, 10.6098)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4956 #49BCAF

analogous

#BC498F #BC4956 #BC7549

triadic

#BC4956 #56BC49 #4956BC

tetradic

#BC4956 #8FBC49 #49BCAF #7549BC

square

#BC4956 #8FBC49 #49BCAF #7549BC

split-complementary

#BC4956 #49BC75 #498FBC

monochromatic

#65252D #923640 #BC4956 #CC7680 #DDA2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BC4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BC4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4956

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4956	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD364E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.148 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68185',
    500: '#bc4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4956;
$custom-light: #d68185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56272,
    "c": 0.14821,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4956

secondary

#97CAC4

accent

#D6C752

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4956

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

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