#BC5048#BC5048

#BC5048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.141 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5048
RGB	rgb(188, 80, 72)
HSL	hsl(4, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.13, 42.98, 26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.13, 50.49, 31.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.1262 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.141 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7796, 16.8997, 8.0867)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5048 #48B4BC

analogous

#BC487A #BC5048 #BC8A48

triadic

#BC5048 #48BC50 #5048BC

tetradic

#BC5048 #7ABC48 #48B4BC #8A48BC

square

#BC5048 #7ABC48 #48B4BC #8A48BC

split-complementary

#BC5048 #48BC8A #487ABC

monochromatic

#652925 #923C35 #BC5048 #CC7B75 #DDA6A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BC5048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BC5048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5048

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5048	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6447

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 80, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.141 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857b',
    500: '#bc5048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5048;
$custom-light: #d6857b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.138,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5693,
    "c": 0.14127,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5048

secondary

#96C6CA

accent

#CDD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5048

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

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