#BC5B68#BC5B68
#BC5B68 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.125 H 13.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5B68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 44.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.89, 40.28, 11.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.89, 41.80, 15.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.22% 0.1218 0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.22% 0.125 13.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9805, 19.1758, 15.3744) |
| Luminance | 0.1917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.71
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.75
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.03
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.31
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.33
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5B68 #5BBCAF
analogous
#BC5B98 #BC5B68 #BC7F5B
triadic
#BC5B68 #68BC5B #5B68BC
tetradic
#BC5B68 #98BC5B #5BBCAF #7F5BBC
square
#BC5B68 #98BC5B #5BBCAF #7F5BBC
split-complementary
#BC5B68 #5BBC7F #5B98BC
monochromatic
#6F2D36 #9B3F4B #BC5B68 #CE8690 #E0B2B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BC5B68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#BC5B68 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5B68
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5B68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5B68 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6D68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878166
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5b68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.125 13.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48c93',
500: '#bc5b68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5b68; $custom-light: #d48c93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5b68",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.959,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59224,
"c": 0.1252,
"h": 13.3
},
"luminance": 0.19173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5B68
secondary
#A5CEC8
accent
#D2C156
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FBF0F1
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E