#BC514F#BC514F

#BC514F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.139 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC514F
RGBrgb(188, 81, 79)
HSLhsl(1, 45%, 52%)
HSVhsv(1, 58%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56.9%, 58%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(48.44, 43.00, 22.76)
CIE-LCHlch(48.44, 48.66, 27.90°)
OKLaboklab(57.2% 0.1274 0.0555)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.139 23.5)
XYZxyz(25.0949, 17.1438, 9.3832)
Luminance0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC514F #4FBABC
analogous
#BC4F84 #BC514F #BC884F
triadic
#BC514F #4FBC51 #514FBC
tetradic
#BC514F #84BC4F #4FBABC #884FBC
square
#BC514F #84BC4F #4FBABC #884FBC
split-complementary
#BC514F #4FBC88 #4F84BC
monochromatic
#692928 #953A39 #BC514F #CD7D7B #DEA9A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74
#BC514F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43
#BC514F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC514F
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC514F#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC514F1.004.744.434.74
#FFFFFF4.741.0021.001.00
#0000004.4321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.741.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B654E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3E51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc514f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.139 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68580',
    500: '#bc514f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc514f;
$custom-light: #d68580;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc514f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.101,
    "s": 44.856,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57202,
    "c": 0.13901,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC514F
secondary
#9CCACB
accent
#D2D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C

Preview Lab

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#BC514F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva