#BC556B#BC556B

#BC556B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.134 H 8.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC556B
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 107)
HSL	hsl(347, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(347, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 43.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.80, 43.60, 7.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.80, 44.30, 10.21°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1324 0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.134 8.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.6431, 18.2528, 16.0271)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC556B #55BCA6

analogous

#BC559E #BC556B #BC7255

triadic

#BC556B #6BBC55 #556BBC

tetradic

#BC556B #9EBC55 #55BCA6 #7255BC

square

#BC556B #9EBC55 #55BCA6 #7255BC

split-complementary

#BC556B #55BC72 #559EBC

monochromatic

#6C2B39 #983C50 #BC556B #CD8191 #DFADB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BC556B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BC556B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC556B

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC556B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC556B	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696A6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847E69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB495D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc556b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.134 8.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48895',
    500: '#bc556b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc556b;
$custom-light: #d48895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc556b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.184,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58426,
    "c": 0.13398,
    "h": 8.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC556B

secondary

#A0CCC3

accent

#D3B855

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FBF0F1

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0D

muted

#837D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC556B

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

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