#BC5565#BC5565

#BC5565 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.133 H 12.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5565
RGB	rgb(188, 85, 101)
HSL	hsl(351, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(351, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 46.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 42.98, 11.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 44.43, 14.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.1301 0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.133 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.3383, 18.1309, 14.4220)
Luminance	0.1813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5565 #55BCAC

analogous

#BC5598 #BC5565 #BC7855

triadic

#BC5565 #65BC55 #5565BC

tetradic

#BC5565 #98BC55 #55BCAC #7855BC

square

#BC5565 #98BC55 #55BCAC #7855BC

split-complementary

#BC5565 #55BC78 #5598BC

monochromatic

#6C2B35 #983C4A #BC5565 #CD818D #DFADB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#BC5565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#BC5565 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC5565

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC5565	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6965

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857E63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC485B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.133 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48890',
    500: '#bc5565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5565;
$custom-light: #d48890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.68,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58267,
    "c": 0.13324,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5565

secondary

#A0CCC6

accent

#D3C055

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5565

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

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