#BC5445#BC5445

#BC5445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.138 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5445
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 69)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, 40.81, 29.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 50.15, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1189 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.138 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9858, 17.4648, 7.6844)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5445 #45ADBC

analogous

#BC4571 #BC5445 #BC8F45

triadic

#BC5445 #45BC54 #5445BC

tetradic

#BC5445 #71BC45 #45ADBC #8F45BC

square

#BC5445 #71BC45 #45ADBC #8F45BC

split-complementary

#BC5445 #45BC8F #4571BC

monochromatic

#632C24 #903F34 #BC5445 #CC7D72 #DCA79F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BC5445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BC5445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5445

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5445	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.138 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68779',
    500: '#bc5445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5445;
$custom-light: #d68779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.563,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5745,
    "c": 0.13753,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5445

secondary

#94C2C9

accent

#C6D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5445

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

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