#BC536C#BC536C

#BC536C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.137 H 7.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC536C
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 108)
HSL	hsl(346, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(346, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 42.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 44.69, 6.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 45.20, 8.59°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1358 0.0178)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.137 7.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.5408, 17.9635, 16.2540)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC536C #53BCA3

analogous

#BC53A0 #BC536C #BC6E53

triadic

#BC536C #6CBC53 #536CBC

tetradic

#BC536C #A0BC53 #53BCA3 #6E53BC

square

#BC536C #A0BC53 #53BCA3 #6E53BC

split-complementary

#BC536C #53BC6E #53A0BC

monochromatic

#6B2A39 #973B51 #BC536C #CD7F92 #DEABB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#BC536C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#BC536C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC536C

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC536C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC536C	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67696D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827D6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB475C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc536c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.137 7.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48796',
    500: '#bc536c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc536c;
$custom-light: #d48796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc536c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.714,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58171,
    "c": 0.13701,
    "h": 7.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC536C

secondary

#9FCCC1

accent

#D4B554

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FBF0F1

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0D

muted

#837D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC536C

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

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