#BC554B#BC554B

#BC554B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.135 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC554B
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.13, 40.73, 26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.13, 48.33, 32.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.1197 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.135 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2597, 17.6994, 8.7414)
Luminance	0.1770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC554B #4BB2BC

analogous

#BC4B7A #BC554B #BC8E4B

triadic

#BC554B #4BBC55 #554BBC

tetradic

#BC554B #7ABC4B #4BB2BC #8E4BBC

square

#BC554B #7ABC4B #4BB2BC #8E4BBC

split-complementary

#BC554B #4BBC8E #4B7ABC

monochromatic

#662C26 #933F37 #BC554B #CD7F78 #DDA9A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BC554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BC554B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC554B

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC554B	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F674A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.135 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6887d',
    500: '#bc554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc554b;
$custom-light: #d6887d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.31,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.577,
    "c": 0.1351,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC554B

secondary

#99C6CA

accent

#CAD552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC554B

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

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