#BC525D#BC525D

#BC525D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.137 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC525D
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 93)
HSL	hsl(354, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 50.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 43.69, 15.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 46.20, 18.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1315 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.137 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7341, 17.5193, 12.3802)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC525D #52BCB1

analogous

#BC5292 #BC525D #BC7C52

triadic

#BC525D #5DBC52 #525DBC

tetradic

#BC525D #92BC52 #52BCB1 #7C52BC

square

#BC525D #92BC52 #52BCB1 #7C52BC

split-complementary

#BC525D #52BC7C #5292BC

monochromatic

#6A2930 #973A44 #BC525D #CD7E86 #DEAAB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BC525D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BC525D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC525D

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC525D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC525D	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A675D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847C5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc525d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.137 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868a',
    500: '#bc525d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc525d;
$custom-light: #d5868a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc525d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.774,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57645,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC525D

secondary

#9ECCC7

accent

#D4C754

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC525D

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

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