#BC495B#BC495B

#BC495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.148 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC495B
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 47.76, 13.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 49.76, 16.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% 0.1441 0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.148 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0119, 16.2149, 11.7082)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC495B #49BCAA

analogous

#BC4994 #BC495B #BC7049

triadic

#BC495B #5BBC49 #495BBC

tetradic

#BC495B #94BC49 #49BCAA #7049BC

square

#BC495B #94BC49 #49BCAA #7049BC

split-complementary

#BC495B #49BC70 #4994BC

monochromatic

#65252F #923644 #BC495B #CC7683 #DDA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BC495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BC495B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC495B

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC495B	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.148 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58189',
    500: '#bc495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc495b;
$custom-light: #d58189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.609,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56389,
    "c": 0.14838,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC495B

secondary

#97CAC2

accent

#D6C152

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC495B

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

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