#BC5851#BC5851

#BC5851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.131 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5851
RGB	rgb(188, 88, 81)
HSL	hsl(4, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(4, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 39.68, 23.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 46.06, 30.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.1174 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.131 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7161, 18.2679, 9.9548)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5851 #51B5BC

analogous

#BC5180 #BC5851 #BC8D51

triadic

#BC5851 #51BC58 #5851BC

tetradic

#BC5851 #80BC51 #51B5BC #8D51BC

square

#BC5851 #80BC51 #51B5BC #8D51BC

split-complementary

#BC5851 #51BC8D #5180BC

monochromatic

#6A2D29 #96403A #BC5851 #CD827D #DEADA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BC5851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BC5851 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC5851

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC5851	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706950

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897E4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 88, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.131 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58a82',
    500: '#bc5851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5851;
$custom-light: #d58a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.925,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58256,
    "c": 0.13053,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5851

secondary

#9DC9CC

accent

#CCD454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5851

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

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