#BC5C41#BC5C41
#BC5C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.131 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 65.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.37, 36.50, 33.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.37, 49.40, 42.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.59% 0.1048 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.59% 0.131 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5226, 18.7303, 7.2713) |
| Luminance | 0.1873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.61
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C41 #41A1BC
analogous
#BC4163 #BC5C41 #BC9A41
triadic
#BC5C41 #41BC5C #5C41BC
tetradic
#BC5C41 #63BC41 #41A1BC #9A41BC
square
#BC5C41 #63BC41 #41A1BC #9A41BC
split-complementary
#BC5C41 #41BC9A #4163BC
monochromatic
#612F22 #8F4631 #BC5C41 #CD826E #DCA99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#BC5C41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BC5C41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C41
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C41 | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 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)
#756B3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4A56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.131 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c76',
500: '#bc5c41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c41; $custom-light: #d68c76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c41",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.171,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58593,
"c": 0.13055,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.18727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C41
secondary
#90BCC9
accent
#BAD850
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B