#BC5260#BC5260

#BC5260 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.137 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5260
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 96)
HSL	hsl(352, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 48.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 43.97, 13.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 45.94, 16.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1327 0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.137 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8696, 17.5735, 13.0937)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5260 #52BCAE

analogous

#BC5295 #BC5260 #BC7952

triadic

#BC5260 #60BC52 #5260BC

tetradic

#BC5260 #95BC52 #52BCAE #7952BC

square

#BC5260 #95BC52 #52BCAE #7952BC

split-complementary

#BC5260 #52BC79 #5295BC

monochromatic

#6A2932 #973A46 #BC5260 #CD7E89 #DEAAB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BC5260 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BC5260 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5260

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5260	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5260	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847C5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5260;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.137 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868d',
    500: '#bc5260',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5260;
$custom-light: #d5868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5260",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.075,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57717,
    "c": 0.13696,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5260

secondary

#9ECCC6

accent

#D4C354

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5260

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

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