#BC5243#BC5243

#BC5243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.140 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5243
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 67)
HSL	hsl(7, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(7, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 41.67, 29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 51.22, 35.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% 0.1212 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.14 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7717, 17.1343, 7.3119)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5243 #43ADBC

analogous

#BC4371 #BC5243 #BC8E43

triadic

#BC5243 #43BC52 #5243BC

tetradic

#BC5243 #71BC43 #43ADBC #8E43BC

square

#BC5243 #71BC43 #43ADBC #8E43BC

split-complementary

#BC5243 #43BC8E #4371BC

monochromatic

#622B23 #8F3E33 #BC5243 #CC7C70 #DCA59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BC5243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BC5243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5243

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5243	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)

#6D6541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.140 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68677',
    500: '#bc5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5243;
$custom-light: #d68677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.438,
    "s": 47.451,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57128,
    "c": 0.14013,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5243

secondary

#92C2C9

accent

#C6D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5243

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

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