#BC5F41#BC5F41
#BC5F41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.128 H 38.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 65.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.99, 34.94, 34.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.99, 48.77, 44.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.07% 0.1 0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.07% 0.128 38.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7876, 19.2604, 7.3596) |
| Luminance | 0.1926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.91
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.42
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F41 #419EBC
analogous
#BC4161 #BC5F41 #BC9D41
triadic
#BC5F41 #41BC5F #5F41BC
tetradic
#BC5F41 #61BC41 #419EBC #9D41BC
square
#BC5F41 #61BC41 #419EBC #9D41BC
split-complementary
#BC5F41 #41BC9D #4161BC
monochromatic
#613122 #8F4831 #BC5F41 #CD856E #DCAB9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#BC5F41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#BC5F41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F41
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F41 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786D3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4D58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.128 38.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68e76',
500: '#bc5f41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f41; $custom-light: #d68e76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f41",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.634,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59066,
"c": 0.12774,
"h": 38.5
},
"luminance": 0.19257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F41
secondary
#90BBC9
accent
#B7D850
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B