#BC5252#BC5252

#BC5252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.137 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5252
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 42.75, 21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 47.76, 26.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.1271 0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.137 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2814, 17.3382, 9.9963)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5252 #52BCBC

analogous

#BC5287 #BC5252 #BC8752

triadic

#BC5252 #52BC52 #5252BC

tetradic

#BC5252 #87BC52 #52BCBC #8752BC

square

#BC5252 #87BC52 #52BCBC #8752BC

split-complementary

#BC5252 #52BC87 #5287BC

monochromatic

#6A2929 #973A3A #BC5252 #CD7E7E #DEAAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BC5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BC5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5252

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5252	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.137 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58682',
    500: '#bc5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5252;
$custom-light: #d58682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57403,
    "c": 0.13746,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5252

secondary

#9ECCCC

accent

#D4D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5252

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

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