#BC5147#BC5147

#BC5147 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.140 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5147
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 71)
HSL	hsl(5, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.30, 42.42, 27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.30, 50.45, 32.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% 0.1243 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.14 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8210, 17.0343, 7.9409)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5147 #47B2BC

analogous

#BC4777 #BC5147 #BC8B47

triadic

#BC5147 #47BC51 #5147BC

tetradic

#BC5147 #77BC47 #47B2BC #8B47BC

square

#BC5147 #77BC47 #47B2BC #8B47BC

split-complementary

#BC5147 #47BC8B #4777BC

monochromatic

#642A24 #913D35 #BC5147 #CC7B74 #DDA6A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC5147 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BC5147 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5147

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5147	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5147	1.00	4.77	4.41	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6446

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5147;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.140 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857a',
    500: '#bc5147',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5147;
$custom-light: #d6857a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5147",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.128,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57053,
    "c": 0.14035,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5147

secondary

#95C5C9

accent

#CBD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5147

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

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