#BC4B5E#BC4B5E
#BC4B5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.146 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4B5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 75, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.67, 47.11, 12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.67, 48.79, 15.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.72% 0.1424 0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.72% 0.146 12.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2775, 16.5347, 12.4479) |
| Luminance | 0.1653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 1.94
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 3.25
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 4.96
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.56
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4B5E #4BBCA9
analogous
#BC4B96 #BC4B5E #BC714B
triadic
#BC4B5E #5EBC4B #4B5EBC
tetradic
#BC4B5E #96BC4B #4BBCA9 #714BBC
square
#BC4B5E #96BC4B #4BBCA9 #714BBC
split-complementary
#BC4B5E #4BBC71 #4B96BC
monochromatic
#662631 #933746 #BC4B5E #CD7886 #DDA4AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.88
#BC4B5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.31
#BC4B5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4B5E
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4B5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4B5E | 1.00 | 4.88 | 4.31 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64635E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817A5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC3A52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4b5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.146 12.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5828b',
500: '#bc4b5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4b5e; $custom-light: #d5828b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4b5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 75,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.912,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56721,
"c": 0.14601,
"h": 12.8
},
"luminance": 0.16532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4B5E
secondary
#99CAC2
accent
#D5BF52
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBEFF0
border
#D4CACB
text
#150B0C
muted
#837C7D