#BC524C#BC524C

#BC524C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.138 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC524C
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 76)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 42.29, 24.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 48.98, 30.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.1247 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.138 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0630, 17.2508, 8.8460)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC524C #4CB6BC

analogous

#BC4C7E #BC524C #BC8A4C

triadic

#BC524C #4CBC52 #524CBC

tetradic

#BC524C #7EBC4C #4CB6BC #8A4CBC

square

#BC524C #7EBC4C #4CB6BC #8A4CBC

split-complementary

#BC524C #4CBC8A #4C7EBC

monochromatic

#672A27 #943C37 #BC524C #CD7D79 #DDA8A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BC524C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BC524C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC524C

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC524C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC524C	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C654B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc524c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.138 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6867e',
    500: '#bc524c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc524c;
$custom-light: #d6867e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc524c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.214,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57285,
    "c": 0.13831,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC524C

secondary

#99C8CA

accent

#CED553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC524C

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

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