#BC5950#BC5950
#BC5950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.130 H 27.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 89, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 57.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.00, 39.10, 24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.00, 45.98, 31.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.39% 0.1154 0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.39% 0.13 27.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7615, 18.4183, 9.7863) |
| Luminance | 0.1842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.81
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.62
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.12
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.33
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5950 #50B3BC
analogous
#BC507D #BC5950 #BC8F50
triadic
#BC5950 #50BC59 #5950BC
tetradic
#BC5950 #7DBC50 #50B3BC #8F50BC
square
#BC5950 #7DBC50 #50B3BC #8F50BC
split-complementary
#BC5950 #50BC8F #507DBC
monochromatic
#692E28 #964139 #BC5950 #CD837C #DEADA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#BC5950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BC5950 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5950
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5950 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7F4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 89, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.130 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58a81',
500: '#bc5950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5950; $custom-light: #d58a81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5950",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 89,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 44.628,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58387,
"c": 0.12957,
"h": 27.1
},
"luminance": 0.18415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5950
secondary
#9CC7CB
accent
#CAD453
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C