#BC5259#BC5259
#BC5259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.137 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 82, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 52.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.82, 43.33, 17.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.82, 46.66, 21.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.55% 0.1299 0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.55% 0.137 18.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5615, 17.4502, 11.4714) |
| Luminance | 0.1745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.98
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.70
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5259 #52BCB5
analogous
#BC528E #BC5259 #BC8052
triadic
#BC5259 #59BC52 #5259BC
tetradic
#BC5259 #8EBC52 #52BCB5 #8052BC
square
#BC5259 #8EBC52 #52BCB5 #8052BC
split-complementary
#BC5259 #52BC80 #528EBC
monochromatic
#6A292E #973A40 #BC5259 #CD7E83 #DEAAAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#BC5259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#BC5259 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC5259
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5259 | 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)
#6A6659
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857C57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.137 18.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58687',
500: '#bc5259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5259; $custom-light: #d58687; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5259",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 82,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.038,
"s": 44.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57553,
"c": 0.13693,
"h": 18.4
},
"luminance": 0.17447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5259
secondary
#9ECCC9
accent
#D4CB54
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150B0B
muted
#837C7C