#BC5A4D#BC5A4D
#BC5A4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.129 H 29.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 90, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.15, 38.36, 26.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.15, 46.42, 34.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.48% 0.1126 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.48% 0.129 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7369, 18.5425, 9.2435) |
| Luminance | 0.1854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.28
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.46
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.65
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5A4D #4DAFBC
analogous
#BC4D78 #BC5A4D #BC924D
triadic
#BC5A4D #4DBC5A #5A4DBC
tetradic
#BC5A4D #78BC4D #4DAFBC #924DBC
square
#BC5A4D #78BC4D #4DAFBC #924DBC
split-complementary
#BC5A4D #4DBC92 #4D78BC
monochromatic
#682F27 #944338 #BC5A4D #CD8379 #DDACA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BC5A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#BC5A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5A4D
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5A4D | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726A4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7F4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4957
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 90, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.129 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b7f',
500: '#bc5a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5a4d; $custom-light: #d58b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 90,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.027,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58483,
"c": 0.12911,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.1854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5A4D
secondary
#9AC5CB
accent
#C6D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C