#BC5459#BC5459

#BC5459 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.134 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5459
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 89)
HSL	hsl(357, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 42.35, 17.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 45.95, 22.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.84% 0.1268 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(57.84% 0.134 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7145, 17.7563, 11.5224)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5459 #54BCB7

analogous

#BC548D #BC5459 #BC8354

triadic

#BC5459 #59BC54 #5459BC

tetradic

#BC5459 #8DBC54 #54BCB7 #8354BC

square

#BC5459 #8DBC54 #54BCB7 #8354BC

split-complementary

#BC5459 #54BC83 #548DBC

monochromatic

#6B2A2D #973B40 #BC5459 #CD8084 #DEACAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BC5459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BC5459 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5459

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5459	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6859

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.134 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58787',
    500: '#bc5459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5459;
$custom-light: #d58787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.115,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57837,
    "c": 0.13441,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5459

secondary

#A0CCCA

accent

#D3CD54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5459

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

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