#BC514A#BC514A

#BC514A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.140 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC514A
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 74)
HSL	hsl(4, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 42.63, 25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 49.73, 30.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.1255 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.14 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9197, 17.0737, 8.4605)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC514A #4AB5BC

analogous

#BC4A7C #BC514A #BC8A4A

triadic

#BC514A #4ABC51 #514ABC

tetradic

#BC514A #7CBC4A #4AB5BC #8A4ABC

square

#BC514A #7CBC4A #4AB5BC #8A4ABC

split-complementary

#BC514A #4ABC8A #4A7CBC

monochromatic

#662A26 #933C36 #BC514A #CD7C77 #DDA7A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BC514A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BC514A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC514A

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC514A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC514A	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc514a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.140 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857c',
    500: '#bc514a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc514a;
$custom-light: #d6857c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc514a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.684,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57107,
    "c": 0.13979,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC514A

secondary

#98C7CA

accent

#CED652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC514A

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

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