#BC5161#BC5161

#BC5161 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.138 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5161
RGB	rgb(188, 81, 97)
HSL	hsl(351, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 44.55, 12.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 46.26, 15.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1346 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.138 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8410, 17.4423, 13.3128)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5161 #51BCAC

analogous

#BC5196 #BC5161 #BC7651

triadic

#BC5161 #61BC51 #5161BC

tetradic

#BC5161 #96BC51 #51BCAC #7651BC

square

#BC5161 #96BC51 #51BCAC #7651BC

split-complementary

#BC5161 #51BC76 #5196BC

monochromatic

#6A2932 #963A48 #BC5161 #CD7D89 #DEA9B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC5161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BC5161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5161

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5161	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686661

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.138 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868d',
    500: '#bc5161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5161;
$custom-light: #d5868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.028,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57603,
    "c": 0.13835,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5161

secondary

#9DCCC5

accent

#D4C154

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5161

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

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