#BC495C#BC495C

#BC495C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.148 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC495C
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 92)
HSL	hsl(350, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 51.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 47.85, 13.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 49.68, 15.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1445 0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.148 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0554, 16.2322, 11.9369)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC495C #49BCA9

analogous

#BC4995 #BC495C #BC6F49

triadic

#BC495C #5CBC49 #495CBC

tetradic

#BC495C #95BC49 #49BCA9 #6F49BC

square

#BC495C #95BC49 #49BCA9 #6F49BC

split-complementary

#BC495C #49BC6F #4995BC

monochromatic

#652530 #923645 #BC495C #CC7684 #DDA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BC495C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BC495C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC495C

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC495C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC495C	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc495c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.148 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5818a',
    500: '#bc495c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc495c;
$custom-light: #d5818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc495c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.087,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56413,
    "c": 0.14843,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC495C

secondary

#97CAC1

accent

#D6C052

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC495C

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

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