#BC5B4F#BC5B4F
#BC5B4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.128 H 28.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 58%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.38, 38.00, 25.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.38, 45.64, 33.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.67% 0.1118 0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.67% 0.128 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8935, 18.7410, 9.6494) |
| Luminance | 0.1874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.79
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.19
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.09
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.60
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.71
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5B4F #4FB0BC
analogous
#BC4F79 #BC5B4F #BC924F
triadic
#BC5B4F #4FBC5B #5B4FBC
tetradic
#BC5B4F #79BC4F #4FB0BC #924FBC
square
#BC5B4F #79BC4F #4FB0BC #924FBC
split-complementary
#BC5B4F #4FBC92 #4F79BC
monochromatic
#692F28 #954339 #BC5B4F #CD847B #DEAEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BC5B4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BC5B4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5B4F
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5B4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5B4F | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B804D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5b4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.128 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c80',
500: '#bc5b4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5b4f; $custom-light: #d58c80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5b4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.606,
"s": 44.856,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58672,
"c": 0.12753,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.18738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5B4F
secondary
#9CC6CB
accent
#C6D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C