#BC5237#BC5237

#BC5237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.143 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5237
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 40.98, 36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 54.80, 41.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1168 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.143 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4483, 17.0050, 5.6085)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5237 #37A1BC

analogous

#BC375F #BC5237 #BC9437

triadic

#BC5237 #37BC52 #5237BC

tetradic

#BC5237 #5FBC37 #37A1BC #9437BC

square

#BC5237 #5FBC37 #37A1BC #9437BC

split-complementary

#BC5237 #37BC94 #375FBC

monochromatic

#5D291B #8D3D29 #BC5237 #D07760 #DE9F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BC5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5237

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5237	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.143 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7866f',
    500: '#bc5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5237;
$custom-light: #d7866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.18,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56953,
    "c": 0.1433,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5237

secondary

#86BBC9

accent

#C0DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5237

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

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