#BC5545#BC5545

#BC5545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.136 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5545
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 40.32, 29.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 49.89, 36.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1173 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.136 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0640, 17.6211, 7.7104)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5545 #45ACBC

analogous

#BC4570 #BC5545 #BC9045

triadic

#BC5545 #45BC55 #5545BC

tetradic

#BC5545 #70BC45 #45ACBC #9045BC

square

#BC5545 #70BC45 #45ACBC #9045BC

split-complementary

#BC5545 #45BC90 #4570BC

monochromatic

#632C24 #904034 #BC5545 #CC7E72 #DCA79F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BC5545 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5545

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5545	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)

#6F6743

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.136 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68879',
    500: '#bc5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5545;
$custom-light: #d68879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.067,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57596,
    "c": 0.13647,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5545

secondary

#94C2C9

accent

#C5D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5545

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

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