#BC5C48#BC5C48
#BC5C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.128 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 61.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.47, 36.96, 29.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.47, 47.26, 38.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% 0.1075 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.128 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7381, 18.8165, 8.4062) |
| Luminance | 0.1881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.77
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.85
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.29
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C48 #48A8BC
analogous
#BC486E #BC5C48 #BC9648
triadic
#BC5C48 #48BC5C #5C48BC
tetradic
#BC5C48 #6EBC48 #48A8BC #9648BC
square
#BC5C48 #6EBC48 #48A8BC #9648BC
split-complementary
#BC5C48 #48BC96 #486EBC
monochromatic
#653025 #924535 #BC5C48 #CC8475 #DDACA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.41
#BC5C48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.76
#BC5C48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C48
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C48 | 1.00 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.128 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c7b',
500: '#bc5c48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c48; $custom-light: #d58c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c48",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.345,
"s": 46.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58703,
"c": 0.12832,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.18814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C48
secondary
#96C1CA
accent
#BFD652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C09
muted
#837D7B