#BC5546#BC5546

#BC5546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.136 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5546
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 70)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 40.38, 28.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 49.61, 35.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% 0.1177 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.136 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0953, 17.6336, 7.8753)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5546 #46ADBC

analogous

#BC4672 #BC5546 #BC9046

triadic

#BC5546 #46BC55 #5546BC

tetradic

#BC5546 #72BC46 #46ADBC #9046BC

square

#BC5546 #72BC46 #46ADBC #9046BC

split-complementary

#BC5546 #46BC90 #4672BC

monochromatic

#642C24 #904034 #BC5546 #CC7E73 #DDA8A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC5546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BC5546 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5546

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5546	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)

#6F6744

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.136 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68879',
    500: '#bc5546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5546;
$custom-light: #d68879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.627,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57612,
    "c": 0.13622,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5546

secondary

#95C2C9

accent

#C6D651

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5546

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

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