#BC5249#BC5249

#BC5249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.139 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5249
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 42.07, 26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 49.68, 32.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.1235 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.139 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9611, 17.2101, 8.3095)
Luminance	0.1721 (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

#BC5249 #49B3BC

analogous

#BC4979 #BC5249 #BC8B49

triadic

#BC5249 #49BC52 #5249BC

tetradic

#BC5249 #79BC49 #49B3BC #8B49BC

square

#BC5249 #79BC49 #49B3BC #8B49BC

split-complementary

#BC5249 #49BC8B #4979BC

monochromatic

#652A25 #923D36 #BC5249 #CC7D76 #DDA7A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BC5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BC5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5249

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5249	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)

#6D6548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.139 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6867c',
    500: '#bc5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5249;
$custom-light: #d6867c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.696,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5723,
    "c": 0.13885,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5249

secondary

#97C6CA

accent

#CCD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5249

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

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