#BC514D#BC514D

#BC514D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.139 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC514D
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 77)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 42.85, 23.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 49.07, 29.15°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% 0.1266 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.139 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0232, 17.1151, 9.0056)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC514D #4DB8BC

analogous

#BC4D81 #BC514D #BC894D

triadic

#BC514D #4DBC51 #514DBC

tetradic

#BC514D #81BC4D #4DB8BC #894DBC

square

#BC514D #81BC4D #4DB8BC #894DBC

split-complementary

#BC514D #4DBC89 #4D81BC

monochromatic

#682927 #943B38 #BC514D #CD7C79 #DDA8A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BC514D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BC514D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC514D

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC514D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC514D	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)

#6B654C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc514d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.139 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6857f',
    500: '#bc514d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc514d;
$custom-light: #d6857f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc514d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.162,
    "s": 45.306,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57163,
    "c": 0.13929,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC514D

secondary

#9AC9CB

accent

#D0D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC514D

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

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