#BC514C#BC514C

#BC514C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.139 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC514C
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 76)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, 42.78, 24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 49.28, 29.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% 0.1262 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.139 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9882, 17.1011, 8.8210)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC514C #4CB7BC

analogous

#BC4C7F #BC514C #BC894C

triadic

#BC514C #4CBC51 #514CBC

tetradic

#BC514C #7FBC4C #4CB7BC #894CBC

square

#BC514C #7FBC4C #4CB7BC #894CBC

split-complementary

#BC514C #4CBC89 #4C7FBC

monochromatic

#672927 #943B37 #BC514C #CD7C79 #DDA8A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BC514C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BC514C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC514C

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC514C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC514C	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B654B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc514c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.139 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857e',
    500: '#bc514c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc514c;
$custom-light: #d6857e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc514c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.679,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57144,
    "c": 0.13945,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC514C

secondary

#99C8CA

accent

#CFD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC514C

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

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