#BC5544#BC5544

#BC5544 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.137 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5544
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 68)
HSL	hsl(9, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(9, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, 40.25, 29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 50.16, 36.64°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.117 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.137 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0332, 17.6088, 7.5483)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5544 #44ABBC

analogous

#BC446F #BC5544 #BC9144

triadic

#BC5544 #44BC55 #5544BC

tetradic

#BC5544 #6FBC44 #44ABBC #9144BC

square

#BC5544 #6FBC44 #44ABBC #9144BC

split-complementary

#BC5544 #44BC91 #446FBC

monochromatic

#622C23 #8F4033 #BC5544 #CC7E71 #DCA79E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC5544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BC5544 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5544

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5544	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.137 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68878',
    500: '#bc5544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5544;
$custom-light: #d68878;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57579,
    "c": 0.13672,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5544

secondary

#93C1C9

accent

#C4D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5544

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

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