#BC4962#BC4962

#BC4962 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.149 H 9.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4962
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 98)
HSL	hsl(347, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(347, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 48.40, 9.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 49.40, 11.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1468 0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.149 9.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3281, 16.3413, 13.3733)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4962 #49BCA3

analogous

#BC499B #BC4962 #BC6949

triadic

#BC4962 #62BC49 #4962BC

tetradic

#BC4962 #9BBC49 #49BCA3 #6949BC

square

#BC4962 #9BBC49 #49BCA3 #6949BC

split-complementary

#BC4962 #49BC69 #499BBC

monochromatic

#652533 #92364A #BC4962 #CC7689 #DDA2AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BC4962 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BC4962 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4962

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4962	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4962	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626262

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80795F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4962;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.149 9.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5818e',
    500: '#bc4962',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4962;
$custom-light: #d5818e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4962",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.957,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56566,
    "c": 0.14906,
    "h": 9.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4962

secondary

#97CABF

accent

#D6B952

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4962

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

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