#BC5349#BC5349

#BC5349 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.138 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5349
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 41.58, 26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 49.39, 32.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.122 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.138 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0371, 17.3620, 8.3348)
Luminance	0.1736 (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

#BC5349 #49B2BC

analogous

#BC4978 #BC5349 #BC8C49

triadic

#BC5349 #49BC53 #5349BC

tetradic

#BC5349 #78BC49 #49B2BC #8C49BC

square

#BC5349 #78BC49 #49B2BC #8C49BC

split-complementary

#BC5349 #49BC8C #4978BC

monochromatic

#652B25 #923E36 #BC5349 #CC7D76 #DDA8A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BC5349 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BC5349 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5349

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5349	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5349	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6648

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5349;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.138 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6877c',
    500: '#bc5349',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5349;
$custom-light: #d6877c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5349",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57374,
    "c": 0.13774,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5349

secondary

#97C5CA

accent

#CAD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5349

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

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