#BC495D#BC495D

#BC495D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.149 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC495D
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 93)
HSL	hsl(350, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 50.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 47.94, 12.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 49.62, 14.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1449 0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.149 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0994, 16.2498, 12.1686)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC495D #49BCA8

analogous

#BC4996 #BC495D #BC6E49

triadic

#BC495D #5DBC49 #495DBC

tetradic

#BC495D #96BC49 #49BCA8 #6E49BC

square

#BC495D #96BC49 #49BCA8 #6E49BC

split-complementary

#BC495D #49BC6E #4996BC

monochromatic

#652530 #923646 #BC495D #CC7685 #DDA2AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BC495D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BC495D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC495D

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC495D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC495D	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80795A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc495d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.149 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5818a',
    500: '#bc495d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc495d;
$custom-light: #d5818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc495d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56438,
    "c": 0.14851,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC495D

secondary

#97CAC1

accent

#D6BF52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC495D

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

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