#BC555D#BC555D

#BC555D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.133 H 17.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC555D
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(355, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(355, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 50.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 42.22, 15.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 45.07, 20.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.1269 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.133 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.9653, 17.9816, 12.4572)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC555D #55BCB4

analogous

#BC5590 #BC555D #BC8055

triadic

#BC555D #5DBC55 #555DBC

tetradic

#BC555D #90BC55 #55BCB4 #8055BC

square

#BC555D #90BC55 #55BCB4 #8055BC

split-complementary

#BC555D #55BC80 #5590BC

monochromatic

#6C2B30 #983C43 #BC555D #CD8187 #DFADB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#BC555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BC555D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC555D

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC555D	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C695D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867E5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.133 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5888a',
    500: '#bc555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc555d;
$custom-light: #d5888a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.34,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58072,
    "c": 0.13299,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC555D

secondary

#A0CCC9

accent

#D3C955

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC555D

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

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