#BC4251#BC4251

#BC4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4251
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 50.04, 18.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 53.24, 19.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.15 0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.157 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1746, 15.1851, 9.4410)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4251 #42BCAD

analogous

#BC428E #BC4251 #BC7042

triadic

#BC4251 #51BC42 #4251BC

tetradic

#BC4251 #8EBC42 #42BCAD #7042BC

square

#BC4251 #8EBC42 #42BCAD #7042BC

split-complementary

#BC4251 #42BC70 #428EBC

monochromatic

#61222A #8F323D #BC4251 #CC6F7A #DC9CA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4251

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4251	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d81',
    500: '#bc4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4251;
$custom-light: #d67d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.623,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55295,
    "c": 0.15657,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4251

secondary

#91C9C2

accent

#D8C750

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4251

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

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