#BC5145#BC5145

#BC5145 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.141 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5145
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 69)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(6, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 42.29, 28.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 50.96, 33.92°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% 0.1235 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.141 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7579, 17.0090, 7.6084)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5145 #45B0BC

analogous

#BC4575 #BC5145 #BC8C45

triadic

#BC5145 #45BC51 #5145BC

tetradic

#BC5145 #75BC45 #45B0BC #8C45BC

square

#BC5145 #75BC45 #45B0BC #8C45BC

split-complementary

#BC5145 #45BC8C #4575BC

monochromatic

#632A24 #903D34 #BC5145 #CC7B72 #DCA59F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC5145 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BC5145 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5145

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5145	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5145	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6443

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5145;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.141 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68579',
    500: '#bc5145',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5145;
$custom-light: #d68579;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5145",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.05,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57019,
    "c": 0.14076,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5145

secondary

#94C4C9

accent

#C9D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5145

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

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