#BC4965#BC4965

#BC4965 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.150 H 8.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4965
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 101)
HSL	hsl(345, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(345, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 46.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 48.68, 8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 49.37, 9.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.148 0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.15 8.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4724, 16.3991, 14.1333)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4965 #49BCA0

analogous

#BC499E #BC4965 #BC6649

triadic

#BC4965 #65BC49 #4965BC

tetradic

#BC4965 #9EBC49 #49BCA0 #6649BC

square

#BC4965 #9EBC49 #49BCA0 #6649BC

split-complementary

#BC4965 #49BC66 #499EBC

monochromatic

#652535 #92364C #BC4965 #CC768B #DDA2B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BC4965 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BC4965 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4965

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4965	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4965	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616266

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7962

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3A54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4965;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.150 8.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58190',
    500: '#bc4965',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4965;
$custom-light: #d58190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4965",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.391,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56646,
    "c": 0.14953,
    "h": 8.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4965

secondary

#97CABD

accent

#D6B652

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4965

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

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