#BC4252#BC4252

#BC4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4252
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(352, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 50.12, 17.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 53.12, 19.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1504 0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.157 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2124, 15.2002, 9.6399)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4252 #42BCAC

analogous

#BC428F #BC4252 #BC6F42

triadic

#BC4252 #52BC42 #4252BC

tetradic

#BC4252 #8FBC42 #42BCAC #6F42BC

square

#BC4252 #8FBC42 #42BCAC #6F42BC

split-complementary

#BC4252 #42BC6F #428FBC

monochromatic

#61222A #8F323E #BC4252 #CC6F7B #DC9CA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4252

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4252	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)

#605D52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2B48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d82',
    500: '#bc4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4252;
$custom-light: #d67d82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.131,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55317,
    "c": 0.15658,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4252

secondary

#91C9C1

accent

#D8C650

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4252

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

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