#BC5C4E#BC5C4E
#BC5C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.127 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.57, 37.41, 26.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.57, 45.61, 34.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.81% 0.1098 0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.81% 0.127 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9434, 18.8987, 9.4878) |
| Luminance | 0.1890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.55
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.72
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.95
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C4E #4EAEBC
analogous
#BC4E77 #BC5C4E #BC934E
triadic
#BC5C4E #4EBC5C #5C4EBC
tetradic
#BC5C4E #77BC4E #4EAEBC #934EBC
square
#BC5C4E #77BC4E #4EAEBC #934EBC
split-complementary
#BC5C4E #4EBC93 #4E77BC
monochromatic
#683027 #954438 #BC5C4E #CD857A #DEAEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#BC5C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#BC5C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C4E
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C4E | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B804C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4C59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.127 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c7f',
500: '#bc5c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c4e; $custom-light: #d58c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.636,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58808,
"c": 0.12667,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.18896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C4E
secondary
#9BC5CB
accent
#C4D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C