#BC5146#BC5146

#BC5146 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.141 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5146
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 70)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 42.36, 27.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 50.70, 33.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.04% 0.1239 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(57.04% 0.141 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7892, 17.0215, 7.7733)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5146 #46B1BC

analogous

#BC4676 #BC5146 #BC8C46

triadic

#BC5146 #46BC51 #5146BC

tetradic

#BC5146 #76BC46 #46B1BC #8C46BC

square

#BC5146 #76BC46 #46B1BC #8C46BC

split-complementary

#BC5146 #46BC8C #4676BC

monochromatic

#642A24 #903D34 #BC5146 #CC7B73 #DDA6A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC5146 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BC5146 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5146

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5146	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5146	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)

#6C6444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5146;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.141 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68579',
    500: '#bc5146',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5146;
$custom-light: #d68579;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5146",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.593,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57036,
    "c": 0.14055,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5146

secondary

#95C4C9

accent

#CAD651

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5146

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

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