#BC5257#BC5257

#BC5257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.137 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5257
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 87)
HSL	hsl(357, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 53.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 43.16, 18.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 46.94, 23.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% 0.1291 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.137 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4787, 17.4171, 11.0351)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5257 #52BCB7

analogous

#BC528C #BC5257 #BC8252

triadic

#BC5257 #57BC52 #5257BC

tetradic

#BC5257 #8CBC52 #52BCB7 #8252BC

square

#BC5257 #8CBC52 #52BCB7 #8252BC

split-complementary

#BC5257 #52BC82 #528CBC

monochromatic

#6A292C #973A3F #BC5257 #CD7E82 #DEAAAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC5257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC5257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5257

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5257	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.137 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58686',
    500: '#bc5257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5257;
$custom-light: #d58686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.17,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57509,
    "c": 0.13703,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5257

secondary

#9ECCCA

accent

#D4CE54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5257

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

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