#BC4961#BC4961

#BC4961 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.149 H 10.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4961
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 97)
HSL	hsl(347, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(347, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 48.30, 10.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 49.43, 12.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.1465 0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.149 10.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2812, 16.3226, 13.1262)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4961 #49BCA4

analogous

#BC499A #BC4961 #BC6A49

triadic

#BC4961 #61BC49 #4961BC

tetradic

#BC4961 #9ABC49 #49BCA4 #6A49BC

square

#BC4961 #9ABC49 #49BCA4 #6A49BC

split-complementary

#BC4961 #49BC6A #499ABC

monochromatic

#652533 #923649 #BC4961 #CC7688 #DDA2AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BC4961 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#BC4961 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4961

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4961	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4961	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80795E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4961;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.149 10.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5818d',
    500: '#bc4961',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4961;
$custom-light: #d5818d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4961",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.478,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56539,
    "c": 0.14893,
    "h": 10.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4961

secondary

#97CABF

accent

#D6BA52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4961

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →