#BC5255#BC5255

#BC5255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.137 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5255
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 42.99, 19.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 47.24, 24.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.1283 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.137 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.3981, 17.3849, 10.6107)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5255 #52BCB9

analogous

#BC528A #BC5255 #BC8452

triadic

#BC5255 #55BC52 #5255BC

tetradic

#BC5255 #8ABC52 #52BCB9 #8452BC

square

#BC5255 #8ABC52 #52BCB9 #8452BC

split-complementary

#BC5255 #52BC84 #528ABC

monochromatic

#6A292B #973A3D #BC5255 #CD7E80 #DEAAAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BC5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC5255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5255

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5255	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.137 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58684',
    500: '#bc5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5255;
$custom-light: #d58684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.302,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57466,
    "c": 0.13717,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5255

secondary

#9ECCCB

accent

#D4D054

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5255

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

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