#BC5451#BC5451

#BC5451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.135 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5451
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(2, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 41.69, 22.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 47.31, 28.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% 0.1236 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.135 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3967, 17.6291, 9.8483)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5451 #51B9BC

analogous

#BC5184 #BC5451 #BC8951

triadic

#BC5451 #51BC54 #5451BC

tetradic

#BC5451 #84BC51 #51B9BC #8951BC

square

#BC5451 #84BC51 #51B9BC #8951BC

split-complementary

#BC5451 #51BC89 #5184BC

monochromatic

#6A2B29 #963C3A #BC5451 #CD7F7D #DEABA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BC5451 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5451

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5451	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)

#6D6750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.135 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58782',
    500: '#bc5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5451;
$custom-light: #d58782;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.682,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57669,
    "c": 0.13521,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5451

secondary

#9DCACC

accent

#D1D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5451

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

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