#BC5462#BC5462

#BC5462 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.134 H 14.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5462
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 98)
HSL	hsl(352, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 47.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.40, 43.18, 12.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.40, 45.01, 16.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1304 0.0324)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.134 14)
XYZ	xyz(26.1158, 17.9168, 13.6359)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5462 #54BCAE

analogous

#BC5496 #BC5462 #BC7A54

triadic

#BC5462 #62BC54 #5462BC

tetradic

#BC5462 #96BC54 #54BCAE #7A54BC

square

#BC5462 #96BC54 #54BCAE #7A54BC

split-complementary

#BC5462 #54BC7A #5496BC

monochromatic

#6B2A33 #973B48 #BC5462 #CD808A #DEACB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BC5462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BC5462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC5462

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC5462	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.134 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888e',
    500: '#bc5462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5462;
$custom-light: #d4888e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.923,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58049,
    "c": 0.13439,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.17914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5462

secondary

#A0CCC6

accent

#D3C254

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5462

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

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