#BC5649#BC5649

#BC5649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.134 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5649
RGB	rgb(188, 86, 73)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 40.09, 27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 48.55, 34.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.1173 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.134 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2716, 17.8310, 8.4130)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5649 #49AFBC

analogous

#BC4975 #BC5649 #BC8F49

triadic

#BC5649 #49BC56 #5649BC

tetradic

#BC5649 #75BC49 #49AFBC #8F49BC

square

#BC5649 #75BC49 #49AFBC #8F49BC

split-complementary

#BC5649 #49BC8F #4975BC

monochromatic

#652D25 #924036 #BC5649 #CC8076 #DDA9A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BC5649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BC5649 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5649

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5649	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 86, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.134 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6887c',
    500: '#bc5649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5649;
$custom-light: #d6887c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.783,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57811,
    "c": 0.13444,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5649

secondary

#97C4CA

accent

#C7D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5649

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

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