#BC525C#BC525C

#BC525C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.137 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC525C
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 92)
HSL	hsl(354, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 51.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 43.60, 15.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 46.30, 19.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.1311 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.137 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6901, 17.5017, 12.1484)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC525C #52BCB2

analogous

#BC5291 #BC525C #BC7D52

triadic

#BC525C #5CBC52 #525CBC

tetradic

#BC525C #91BC52 #52BCB2 #7D52BC

square

#BC525C #91BC52 #52BCB2 #7D52BC

split-complementary

#BC525C #52BC7D #5291BC

monochromatic

#6A292F #973A43 #BC525C #CD7E86 #DEAAAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BC525C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BC525C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC525C

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC525C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC525C	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)

#6A675C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc525c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.137 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868a',
    500: '#bc525c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc525c;
$custom-light: #d5868a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc525c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.34,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57622,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC525C

secondary

#9ECCC7

accent

#D4C854

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC525C

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

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