#BC5F4E#BC5F4E
#BC5F4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.123 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 95, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.19, 35.85, 26.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.19, 44.82, 36.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.28% 0.105 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.28% 0.123 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2085, 19.4288, 9.5762) |
| Luminance | 0.1943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.93
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.38
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.12
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.24
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5F4E #4EABBC
analogous
#BC4E74 #BC5F4E #BC964E
triadic
#BC5F4E #4EBC5F #5F4EBC
tetradic
#BC5F4E #74BC4E #4EABBC #964EBC
square
#BC5F4E #74BC4E #4EABBC #964EBC
split-complementary
#BC5F4E #4EBC96 #4E74BC
monochromatic
#683127 #954738 #BC5F4E #CD877A #DEAFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#BC5F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#BC5F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5F4E
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5F4E | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 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)
#766E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D824C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4F5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 95, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.123 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58e80',
500: '#bc5f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5f4e; $custom-light: #d58e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 95,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.273,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59277,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.19426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5F4E
secondary
#9BC3CB
accent
#C1D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C