#BC5262#BC5262

#BC5262 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.137 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5262
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 98)
HSL	hsl(351, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, 44.16, 12.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 45.80, 15.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.77% 0.1335 0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(57.77% 0.137 13.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9628, 17.6108, 13.5849)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5262 #52BCAC

analogous

#BC5297 #BC5262 #BC7752

triadic

#BC5262 #62BC52 #5262BC

tetradic

#BC5262 #97BC52 #52BCAC #7752BC

square

#BC5262 #97BC52 #52BCAC #7752BC

split-complementary

#BC5262 #52BC77 #5297BC

monochromatic

#6A2933 #973A48 #BC5262 #CD7E8A #DEAAB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BC5262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BC5262 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5262

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5262	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696762

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.137 13.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5868e',
    500: '#bc5262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5262;
$custom-light: #d5868e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.943,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57767,
    "c": 0.13707,
    "h": 13.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5262

secondary

#9ECCC5

accent

#D4C154

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5262

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

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