#BC504C#BC504C

#BC504C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.141 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC504C
RGB	rgb(188, 80, 76)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 43.26, 24.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 49.59, 29.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1278 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.141 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9144, 16.9536, 8.7965)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC504C #4CB8BC

analogous

#BC4C80 #BC504C #BC884C

triadic

#BC504C #4CBC50 #504CBC

tetradic

#BC504C #80BC4C #4CB8BC #884CBC

square

#BC504C #80BC4C #4CB8BC #884CBC

split-complementary

#BC504C #4CBC88 #4C80BC

monochromatic

#672927 #943B37 #BC504C #CD7C79 #DDA7A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#BC504C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#BC504C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC504C

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC504C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC504C	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B644B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3C50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc504c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 80, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.141 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857e',
    500: '#bc504c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc504c;
$custom-light: #d6857e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc504c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57004,
    "c": 0.1406,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC504C

secondary

#99C9CA

accent

#D1D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC504C

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

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