#BC5558#BC5558

#BC5558 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.133 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5558
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 88)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(358, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 53.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 41.77, 18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 45.74, 24.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.96% 0.1249 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(57.96% 0.133 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7510, 17.8959, 11.3288)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5558 #55BCB9

analogous

#BC558B #BC5558 #BC8555

triadic

#BC5558 #58BC55 #5558BC

tetradic

#BC5558 #8BBC55 #55BCB9 #8555BC

square

#BC5558 #8BBC55 #55BCB9 #8555BC

split-complementary

#BC5558 #55BC85 #558BBC

monochromatic

#6C2B2C #983C3F #BC5558 #CD8183 #DFADAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BC5558 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BC5558 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5558

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5558	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5558	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5558;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.133 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58887',
    500: '#bc5558',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5558;
$custom-light: #d58887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5558",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.252,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57959,
    "c": 0.13322,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5558

secondary

#A0CCCB

accent

#D3D055

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5558

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

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