#BC5A68#BC5A68
#BC5A68 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.127 H 12.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5A68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 90, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 44.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.69, 40.78, 10.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.69, 42.22, 14.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.08% 0.1234 0.0281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.08% 0.127 12.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8956, 19.0060, 15.3461) |
| Luminance | 0.1900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.91
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.72
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.03
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.35
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5A68 #5ABCAE
analogous
#BC5A99 #BC5A68 #BC7D5A
triadic
#BC5A68 #68BC5A #5A68BC
tetradic
#BC5A68 #99BC5A #5ABCAE #7D5ABC
square
#BC5A68 #99BC5A #5ABCAE #7D5ABC
split-complementary
#BC5A68 #5ABC7D #5A99BC
monochromatic
#6F2D36 #9A3F4C #BC5A68 #CE8690 #DFB1B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#BC5A68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#BC5A68 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5A68
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5A68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5A68 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6D68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878066
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5a68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 90, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.127 12.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48b93',
500: '#bc5a68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5a68; $custom-light: #d48b93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5a68",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 90,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.429,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59075,
"c": 0.12659,
"h": 12.8
},
"luminance": 0.19003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5A68
secondary
#A4CEC8
accent
#D2C056
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FBF0F1
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E