#BC535C#BC535C

#BC535C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.136 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC535C
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 92)
HSL	hsl(355, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 51.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.07, 43.11, 15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.07, 45.93, 20.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1296 0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.136 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7660, 17.6536, 12.1737)
Luminance	0.1765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC535C #53BCB3

analogous

#BC5390 #BC535C #BC7E53

triadic

#BC535C #5CBC53 #535CBC

tetradic

#BC535C #90BC53 #53BCB3 #7E53BC

square

#BC535C #90BC53 #53BCB3 #7E53BC

split-complementary

#BC535C #53BC7E #5390BC

monochromatic

#6B2A2F #973B43 #BC535C #CD7F86 #DEABAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC535C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BC535C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC535C

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC535C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC535C	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B675C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc535c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.136 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5878a',
    500: '#bc535c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc535c;
$custom-light: #d5878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc535c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.857,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57763,
    "c": 0.13558,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC535C

secondary

#9FCCC8

accent

#D4C954

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC535C

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

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