#BC5B69#BC5B69
#BC5B69 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.125 H 12.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5B69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 44.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.92, 40.38, 10.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.92, 41.75, 14.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.25% 0.1222 0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.25% 0.125 12.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0316, 19.1963, 15.6435) |
| Luminance | 0.1919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.63
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.65
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.46
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5B69 #5BBCAE
analogous
#BC5B9A #BC5B69 #BC7E5B
triadic
#BC5B69 #69BC5B #5B69BC
tetradic
#BC5B69 #9ABC5B #5BBCAE #7E5BBC
square
#BC5B69 #9ABC5B #5BBCAE #7E5BBC
split-complementary
#BC5B69 #5BBC7E #5B9ABC
monochromatic
#6F2D37 #9B3F4C #BC5B69 #CE8691 #E0B2B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BC5B69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BC5B69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5B69
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5B69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5B69 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6D69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878167
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5b69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.125 12.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48c93',
500: '#bc5b69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5b69; $custom-light: #d48c93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5b69",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.34,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5925,
"c": 0.12527,
"h": 12.7
},
"luminance": 0.19193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5B69
secondary
#A5CEC8
accent
#D2C056
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FBF0F1
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E