#BC5D55#BC5D55
#BC5D55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.124 H 26.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 54.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.90, 37.45, 22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.90, 43.66, 30.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.1% 0.111 0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.124 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2951, 19.1789, 10.9097) |
| Luminance | 0.1918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.43
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.01
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.13
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.67
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.73
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D55 #55B4BC
analogous
#BC5580 #BC5D55 #BC9055
triadic
#BC5D55 #55BC5D #5D55BC
tetradic
#BC5D55 #80BC55 #55B4BC #9055BC
square
#BC5D55 #80BC55 #55B4BC #9055BC
split-complementary
#BC5D55 #55BC90 #5580BC
monochromatic
#6C302B #98433C #BC5D55 #CD8781 #DFB1AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#BC5D55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#BC5D55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D55
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D55 | 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)
#746D54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8153
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4E5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.124 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d85',
500: '#bc5d55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d55; $custom-light: #d58d85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d55",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.66,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59097,
"c": 0.12397,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.19176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D55
secondary
#A0C9CC
accent
#C9D355
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C