#BC5248#BC5248

#BC5248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.139 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5248
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 72)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.51, 42.00, 26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.51, 49.92, 32.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.1231 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.139 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9283, 17.1969, 8.1363)
Luminance	0.1719 (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

#BC5248 #48B2BC

analogous

#BC4878 #BC5248 #BC8C48

triadic

#BC5248 #48BC52 #5248BC

tetradic

#BC5248 #78BC48 #48B2BC #8C48BC

square

#BC5248 #78BC48 #48B2BC #8C48BC

split-complementary

#BC5248 #48BC8C #4878BC

monochromatic

#652A25 #923D35 #BC5248 #CC7C75 #DDA7A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BC5248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BC5248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5248

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5248	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6547

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.139 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6867b',
    500: '#bc5248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5248;
$custom-light: #d6867b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.172,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57213,
    "c": 0.13904,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5248

secondary

#96C5CA

accent

#CBD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5248

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

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