#BC535A#BC535A

#BC535A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.136 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC535A
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 90)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 52.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 42.93, 16.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 46.17, 21.59°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1288 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.136 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6797, 17.6191, 11.7194)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC535A #53BCB5

analogous

#BC538E #BC535A #BC8053

triadic

#BC535A #5ABC53 #535ABC

tetradic

#BC535A #8EBC53 #53BCB5 #8053BC

square

#BC535A #8EBC53 #53BCB5 #8053BC

split-complementary

#BC535A #53BC80 #538EBC

monochromatic

#6B2A2E #973B41 #BC535A #CD7F84 #DEABAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC535A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BC535A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC535A

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC535A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC535A	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B675A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc535a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.136 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58788',
    500: '#bc535a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc535a;
$custom-light: #d58788;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc535a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57717,
    "c": 0.13563,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC535A

secondary

#9FCCC9

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC535A

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

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