#BC556C#BC556C

#BC556C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.134 H 8.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC556C
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 108)
HSL	hsl(347, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(347, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 42.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.83, 43.71, 7.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.83, 44.31, 9.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.1328 0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.134 8.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6960, 18.2739, 16.3058)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC556C #55BCA5

analogous

#BC559F #BC556C #BC7155

triadic

#BC556C #6CBC55 #556CBC

tetradic

#BC556C #9FBC55 #55BCA5 #7155BC

square

#BC556C #9FBC55 #55BCA5 #7155BC

split-complementary

#BC556C #55BC71 #559FBC

monochromatic

#6C2B39 #983C50 #BC556C #CD8192 #DFADB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BC556C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BC556C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC556C

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC556C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC556C	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#696A6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837E6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc556c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.134 8.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48896',
    500: '#bc556c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc556c;
$custom-light: #d48896;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc556c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.602,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58453,
    "c": 0.13415,
    "h": 8.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC556C

secondary

#A0CCC3

accent

#D3B755

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FBF0F1

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0D

muted

#837D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC556C

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

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