#BC4E61#BC4E61

#BC4E61 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.142 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4E61
RGB	rgb(188, 78, 97)
HSL	hsl(350, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(350, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 45.98, 11.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 47.45, 14.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.1391 0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.142 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6230, 17.0062, 13.2401)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4E61 #4EBCA9

analogous

#BC4E98 #BC4E61 #BC724E

triadic

#BC4E61 #61BC4E #4E61BC

tetradic

#BC4E61 #98BC4E #4EBCA9 #724EBC

square

#BC4E61 #98BC4E #4EBCA9 #724EBC

split-complementary

#BC4E61 #4EBC72 #4E98BC

monochromatic

#682733 #953848 #BC4E61 #CD7A89 #DEA7B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC4E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BC4E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4E61

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4E61	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666561

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827B5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.142 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5848d',
    500: '#bc4e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4e61;
$custom-light: #d5848d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.636,
    "s": 45.082,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57194,
    "c": 0.14233,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4E61

secondary

#9BCBC3

accent

#D5BE53

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4E61

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

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