#BC5362#BC5362

#BC5362 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.136 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5362
RGB	rgb(188, 83, 98)
HSL	hsl(351, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 43.67, 12.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 45.41, 15.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.132 0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.136 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0388, 17.7627, 13.6102)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5362 #53BCAD

analogous

#BC5396 #BC5362 #BC7953

triadic

#BC5362 #62BC53 #5362BC

tetradic

#BC5362 #96BC53 #53BCAD #7953BC

square

#BC5362 #96BC53 #53BCAD #7953BC

split-complementary

#BC5362 #53BC79 #5396BC

monochromatic

#6B2A33 #973B48 #BC5362 #CD7F8A #DEABB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BC5362 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BC5362 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5362

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5362	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5362	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5362;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 83, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.136 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4878e',
    500: '#bc5362',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5362;
$custom-light: #d4878e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5362",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57907,
    "c": 0.13573,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5362

secondary

#9FCCC6

accent

#D4C154

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5362

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

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