#BC496D#BC496D

#BC496D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.151 H 3.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC496D
RGBrgb(188, 73, 109)
HSLhsl(341, 46%, 51%)
HSVhsv(341, 61%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61.2%, 42%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(47.71, 49.50, 3.64)
CIE-LCHlch(47.71, 49.63, 4.21°)
OKLaboklab(56.87% 0.151 0.01)
OKLCHoklch(56.87% 0.151 3.8)
XYZxyz(25.8836, 16.5635, 16.2990)
Luminance0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familypink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC496D #49BC98
analogous
#BC49A7 #BC496D #BC5E49
triadic
#BC496D #6DBC49 #496DBC
tetradic
#BC496D #A7BC49 #49BC98 #5E49BC
square
#BC496D #A7BC49 #49BC98 #5E49BC
split-complementary
#BC496D #49BC5E #49A7BC
monochromatic
#652539 #923653 #BC496D #CC7691 #DDA2B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87
#BC496D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31
#BC496D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC496D
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC496D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC496D1.004.874.314.87
#FFFFFF4.871.0021.001.00
#0000004.3121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.871.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F636E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7A6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc496d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.151 3.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48196',
    500: '#bc496d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc496d;
$custom-light: #d48196;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc496d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 341.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56873,
    "c": 0.1513,
    "h": 3.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC496D
secondary
#97CABA
accent
#D6AD52
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FBEFF2
border
#D4CACC
text
#150B0D
muted
#837C7E

Preview Lab

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#BC496D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva