#BC5162#BC5162

#BC5162 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.138 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC5162
RGBrgb(188, 81, 98)
HSLhsl(350, 44%, 53%)
HSVhsv(350, 57%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56.9%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(48.84, 44.64, 11.91)
CIE-LCHlch(48.84, 46.20, 14.94°)
OKLaboklab(57.63% 0.135 0.0305)
OKLCHoklch(57.63% 0.138 12.7)
XYZxyz(25.8879, 17.4610, 13.5599)
Luminance0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC5162 #51BCAB
analogous
#BC5198 #BC5162 #BC7551
triadic
#BC5162 #62BC51 #5162BC
tetradic
#BC5162 #98BC51 #51BCAB #7551BC
square
#BC5162 #98BC51 #51BCAB #7551BC
split-complementary
#BC5162 #51BC75 #5198BC
monochromatic
#6A2933 #963A48 #BC5162 #CD7D8A #DEA9B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68
#BC5162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49
#BC5162 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5162
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC5162#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC51621.004.684.494.68
#FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00
#0000004.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#686762
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837C60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4257
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc5162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.138 12.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868e',
    500: '#bc5162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc5162;
$custom-light: #d5868e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc5162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.467,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57628,
    "c": 0.13841,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC5162
secondary
#9DCCC4
accent
#D4C054
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150B0C
muted
#837C7D

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#BC5162 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva