#BC5550#BC5550

#BC5550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.134 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5550
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 80)
HSL	hsl(3, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 57.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 41.11, 23.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 47.20, 29.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.1217 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.134 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.4376, 17.7706, 9.6784)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5550 #50B7BC

analogous

#BC5081 #BC5550 #BC8B50

triadic

#BC5550 #50BC55 #5550BC

tetradic

#BC5550 #81BC50 #50B7BC #8B50BC

square

#BC5550 #81BC50 #50B7BC #8B50BC

split-complementary

#BC5550 #50BC8B #5081BC

monochromatic

#692B28 #963E39 #BC5550 #CD807C #DEABA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BC5550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BC5550 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5550

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5550	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E674F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.134 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58881',
    500: '#bc5550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5550;
$custom-light: #d58881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.778,
    "s": 44.628,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57794,
    "c": 0.13418,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5550

secondary

#9CC9CB

accent

#CED453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5550

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

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