#BC5265#BC5265

#BC5265 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.137 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5265
RGB	rgb(188, 82, 101)
HSL	hsl(349, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(349, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 46.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.09, 44.45, 10.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.09, 45.67, 13.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.84% 0.1347 0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(57.84% 0.137 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1071, 17.6685, 14.3449)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5265 #52BCA9

analogous

#BC529A #BC5265 #BC7452

triadic

#BC5265 #65BC52 #5265BC

tetradic

#BC5265 #9ABC52 #52BCA9 #7452BC

square

#BC5265 #9ABC52 #52BCA9 #7452BC

split-complementary

#BC5265 #52BC74 #529ABC

monochromatic

#6A2935 #973A4B #BC5265 #CD7E8C #DEAAB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BC5265 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BC5265 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5265

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5265	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5265	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686765

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837D63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5265;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 82, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.137 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48690',
    500: '#bc5265',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5265;
$custom-light: #d48690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5265",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.245,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57844,
    "c": 0.13735,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5265

secondary

#9ECCC4

accent

#D4BD54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5265

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

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