#BC5251#BC5251

#BC5251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.138 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5251
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, 42.67, 21.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 47.95, 27.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.1267 0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.138 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2437, 17.3231, 9.7973)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5251 #51BBBC

analogous

#BC5185 #BC5251 #BC8851

triadic

#BC5251 #51BC52 #5251BC

tetradic

#BC5251 #85BC51 #51BBBC #8851BC

square

#BC5251 #85BC51 #51BBBC #8851BC

split-complementary

#BC5251 #51BC88 #5185BC

monochromatic

#6A2929 #963B3A #BC5251 #CD7E7D #DEAAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BC5251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#BC5251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5251

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5251	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.138 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58681',
    500: '#bc5251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5251;
$custom-light: #d58681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.561,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57383,
    "c": 0.13757,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5251

secondary

#9DCBCC

accent

#D3D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5251

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

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