#BC554E#BC554E
#BC554E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.135 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC554E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 85, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 40.96, 24.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 47.63, 30.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.1209 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.135 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3648, 17.7415, 9.2950) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.01
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.72
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.16
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.63
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.82
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC554E #4EB5BC
analogous
#BC4E7E #BC554E #BC8C4E
triadic
#BC554E #4EBC55 #554EBC
tetradic
#BC554E #7EBC4E #4EB5BC #8C4EBC
square
#BC554E #7EBC4E #4EB5BC #8C4EBC
split-complementary
#BC554E #4EBC8C #4E7EBC
monochromatic
#682C27 #953E38 #BC554E #CD807A #DEAAA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BC554E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#BC554E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC554E
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC554E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC554E | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E674D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887D4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4354
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc554e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.135 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5887f',
500: '#bc554e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc554e; $custom-light: #d5887f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc554e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 85,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.818,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57755,
"c": 0.13452,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.17738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC554E
secondary
#9BC8CB
accent
#CDD553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C