#BC536D#BC536D

#BC536D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.137 H 6.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC536D
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 109)
HSL	hsl(345, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(345, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 42%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.48, 44.80, 6.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.48, 45.22, 7.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.1362 0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.137 6.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5943, 17.9849, 16.5359)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC536D #53BCA2

analogous

#BC53A1 #BC536D #BC6D53

triadic

#BC536D #6DBC53 #536DBC

tetradic

#BC536D #A1BC53 #53BCA2 #6D53BC

square

#BC536D #A1BC53 #53BCA2 #6D53BC

split-complementary

#BC536D #53BC6D #53A1BC

monochromatic

#6B2A3A #973B52 #BC536D #CD7F92 #DEABB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#BC536D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BC536D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC536D

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC536D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC536D	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67696E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827D6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc536d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.137 6.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48796',
    500: '#bc536d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc536d;
$custom-light: #d48796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc536d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.143,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.582,
    "c": 0.1372,
    "h": 6.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC536D

secondary

#9FCCC1

accent

#D4B454

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FBF0F2

border

#D4CBCC

text

#150C0D

muted

#837D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC536D

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

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