#BC5548#BC5548

#BC5548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.136 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5548
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 72)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, 40.52, 27.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 49.09, 34.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1185 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.136 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1595, 17.6593, 8.2133)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5548 #48AFBC

analogous

#BC4875 #BC5548 #BC8F48

triadic

#BC5548 #48BC55 #5548BC

tetradic

#BC5548 #75BC48 #48AFBC #8F48BC

square

#BC5548 #75BC48 #48AFBC #8F48BC

split-complementary

#BC5548 #48BC8F #4875BC

monochromatic

#652C25 #924035 #BC5548 #CC7F75 #DDA8A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BC5548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BC5548 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5548

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5548	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6746

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.136 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6887b',
    500: '#bc5548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5548;
$custom-light: #d6887b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.724,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57646,
    "c": 0.13575,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5548

secondary

#96C4CA

accent

#C7D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5548

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

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