#BC5C6D#BC5C6D
#BC5C6D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.124 H 10.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5C6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 42%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.21, 40.30, 8.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.21, 41.22, 12.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.51% 0.1222 0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.51% 0.124 10.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3281, 19.4526, 16.7805) |
| Luminance | 0.1945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.36
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.36
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.11
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5C6D #5CBCAB
analogous
#BC5C9D #BC5C6D #BC7B5C
triadic
#BC5C6D #6DBC5C #5C6DBC
tetradic
#BC5C6D #9DBC5C #5CBCAB #7B5CBC
square
#BC5C6D #9DBC5C #5CBCAB #7B5CBC
split-complementary
#BC5C6D #5CBC7B #5C9DBC
monochromatic
#702E3A #9B4050 #BC5C6D #CE8794 #E0B3BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#BC5C6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#BC5C6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5C6D
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5C6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5C6D | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6E6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87816B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5c6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.124 10.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48d96',
500: '#bc5c6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5c6d; $custom-light: #d48d96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5c6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.375,
"s": 41.739,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59506,
"c": 0.12427,
"h": 10.5
},
"luminance": 0.1945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5C6D
secondary
#A6CEC7
accent
#D2BC56
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E