#BC5261#BC5261

#BC5261 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.137 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5261
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 97)
HSL	hsl(352, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 48.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 44.06, 12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 45.87, 16.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.74% 0.1331 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(57.74% 0.137 13.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.9159, 17.5920, 13.3378)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5261 #52BCAD

analogous

#BC5296 #BC5261 #BC7852

triadic

#BC5261 #61BC52 #5261BC

tetradic

#BC5261 #96BC52 #52BCAD #7852BC

square

#BC5261 #96BC52 #52BCAD #7852BC

split-complementary

#BC5261 #52BC78 #5296BC

monochromatic

#6A2932 #973A47 #BC5261 #CD7E89 #DEAAB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BC5261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BC5261 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5261

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5261	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696761

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.137 13.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868d',
    500: '#bc5261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5261;
$custom-light: #d5868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.509,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57742,
    "c": 0.13701,
    "h": 13.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5261

secondary

#9ECCC5

accent

#D4C254

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5261

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

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