#BC5256#BC5256

#BC5256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.137 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5256
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 43.08, 19.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 47.09, 23.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.1287 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.137 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4381, 17.4009, 10.8214)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5256 #52BCB8

analogous

#BC528B #BC5256 #BC8352

triadic

#BC5256 #56BC52 #5256BC

tetradic

#BC5256 #8BBC52 #52BCB8 #8352BC

square

#BC5256 #8BBC52 #52BCB8 #8352BC

split-complementary

#BC5256 #52BC83 #528BBC

monochromatic

#6A292C #973A3E #BC5256 #CD7E81 #DEAAAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BC5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC5256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5256

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5256	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)

#6B6655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.137 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58685',
    500: '#bc5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5256;
$custom-light: #d58685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.736,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57487,
    "c": 0.13709,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5256

secondary

#9ECCCA

accent

#D4CF54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5256

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

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