#BC5239#BC5239

#BC5239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.143 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5239
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 57)
HSL	hsl(11, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 41.08, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 54.17, 40.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1175 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.143 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4972, 17.0245, 5.8662)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5239 #39A3BC

analogous

#BC3962 #BC5239 #BC9339

triadic

#BC5239 #39BC52 #5239BC

tetradic

#BC5239 #62BC39 #39A3BC #9339BC

square

#BC5239 #62BC39 #39A3BC #9339BC

split-complementary

#BC5239 #39BC93 #3962BC

monochromatic

#5E291D #8D3E2B #BC5239 #D07763 #DEA092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BC5239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BC5239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5239

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5239	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)

#6E6436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.143 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78670',
    500: '#bc5239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5239;
$custom-light: #d78670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.45,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56979,
    "c": 0.14273,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5239

secondary

#88BCC9

accent

#C1DD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5239

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

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