#BC5461#BC5461

#BC5461 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.134 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5461
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 97)
HSL	hsl(353, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 43.08, 13.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 45.08, 17.10°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.13 0.0338)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.134 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.0689, 17.8980, 13.3888)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5461 #54BCAF

analogous

#BC5495 #BC5461 #BC7B54

triadic

#BC5461 #61BC54 #5461BC

tetradic

#BC5461 #95BC54 #54BCAF #7B54BC

square

#BC5461 #95BC54 #54BCAF #7B54BC

split-complementary

#BC5461 #54BC7B #5495BC

monochromatic

#6B2A32 #973B47 #BC5461 #CD808A #DEACB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BC5461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BC5461 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5461

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5461	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6861

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.134 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888d',
    500: '#bc5461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5461;
$custom-light: #d4888d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58024,
    "c": 0.13435,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5461

secondary

#A0CCC7

accent

#D3C454

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5461

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

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