#BC5160#BC5160

#BC5160 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.138 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5160
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 96)
HSL	hsl(352, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 48.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 44.45, 13.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 46.33, 16.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1342 0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.138 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7947, 17.4237, 13.0688)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5160 #51BCAD

analogous

#BC5195 #BC5160 #BC7851

triadic

#BC5160 #60BC51 #5160BC

tetradic

#BC5160 #95BC51 #51BCAD #7851BC

square

#BC5160 #95BC51 #51BCAD #7851BC

split-complementary

#BC5160 #51BC78 #5195BC

monochromatic

#6A2932 #963A47 #BC5160 #CD7D88 #DEA9B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC5160 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC5160 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5160

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5160	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5160	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686660

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847C5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5160;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.138 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868d',
    500: '#bc5160',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5160;
$custom-light: #d5868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5160",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.589,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57578,
    "c": 0.13829,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5160

secondary

#9DCCC5

accent

#D4C254

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5160

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

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