#BC4253#BC4253

#BC4253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4253
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(352, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 50.20, 17.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 53.00, 18.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1508 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.157 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2508, 15.2155, 9.8418)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4253 #42BCAB

analogous

#BC4290 #BC4253 #BC6E42

triadic

#BC4253 #53BC42 #4253BC

tetradic

#BC4253 #90BC42 #42BCAB #6E42BC

square

#BC4253 #90BC42 #42BCAB #6E42BC

split-complementary

#BC4253 #42BC6E #4290BC

monochromatic

#61222B #8F323F #BC4253 #CC6F7C #DC9CA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4253

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4253	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d83',
    500: '#bc4253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4253;
$custom-light: #d67d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.639,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55339,
    "c": 0.15659,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4253

secondary

#91C9C1

accent

#D8C550

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4253

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

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