#BC525B#BC525B

#BC525B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.137 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC525B
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 91)
HSL	hsl(355, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.86, 43.51, 16.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.86, 46.41, 20.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1307 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.137 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6466, 17.4843, 11.9197)
Luminance	0.1748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC525B #52BCB3

analogous

#BC5290 #BC525B #BC7E52

triadic

#BC525B #5BBC52 #525BBC

tetradic

#BC525B #90BC52 #52BCB3 #7E52BC

square

#BC525B #90BC52 #52BCB3 #7E52BC

split-complementary

#BC525B #52BC7E #5290BC

monochromatic

#6A292F #973A42 #BC525B #CD7E85 #DEAAAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BC525B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BC525B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC525B

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC525B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC525B	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A675B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc525b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.137 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58689',
    500: '#bc525b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc525b;
$custom-light: #d58689;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc525b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.906,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57599,
    "c": 0.13688,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC525B

secondary

#9ECCC8

accent

#D4C954

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC525B

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

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