#BC5151#BC5151

#BC5151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.139 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5151
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 43.16, 21.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 48.27, 26.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.1282 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.139 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.1688, 17.1734, 9.7724)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5151 #51BCBC

analogous

#BC5186 #BC5151 #BC8651

triadic

#BC5151 #51BC51 #5151BC

tetradic

#BC5151 #86BC51 #51BCBC #8651BC

square

#BC5151 #86BC51 #51BCBC #8651BC

split-complementary

#BC5151 #51BC86 #5186BC

monochromatic

#6A2929 #963A3A #BC5151 #CD7D7D #DEA9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BC5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BC5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5151

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5151	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.139 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58581',
    500: '#bc5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5151;
$custom-light: #d58581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57242,
    "c": 0.13876,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5151

secondary

#9DCCCC

accent

#D4D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5151

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

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