#BC5755#BC5755

#BC5755 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.131 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5755
RGB	rgb(188, 87, 85)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(1, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.70, 40.52, 20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.70, 45.57, 27.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1206 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.131 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7890, 18.1666, 10.7410)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5755 #55BABC

analogous

#BC5586 #BC5755 #BC8A55

triadic

#BC5755 #55BC57 #5755BC

tetradic

#BC5755 #86BC55 #55BABC #8A55BC

square

#BC5755 #86BC55 #55BABC #8A55BC

split-complementary

#BC5755 #55BC8A #5586BC

monochromatic

#6C2C2B #983E3C #BC5755 #CD8281 #DFAEAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BC5755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#BC5755 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC5755

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC5755	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	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)

#6F6954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 87, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.131 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58984',
    500: '#bc5755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5755;
$custom-light: #d58984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.165,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58188,
    "c": 0.13108,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5755

secondary

#A0CCCC

accent

#D1D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5755

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

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