#BC605A#BC605A

#BC605A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.120 H 25.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC605A
RGB	rgb(188, 96, 90)
HSL	hsl(4, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(4, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 52.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 36.33, 20.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 41.69, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% 0.1082 0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.12 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.7693, 19.7981, 12.0825)
Luminance	0.1979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC605A #5AB6BC

analogous

#BC5A85 #BC605A #BC915A

triadic

#BC605A #5ABC60 #605ABC

tetradic

#BC605A #85BC5A #5AB6BC #915ABC

square

#BC605A #85BC5A #5AB6BC #915ABC

split-complementary

#BC605A #5ABC91 #5A85BC

monochromatic

#6F312D #9A443F #BC605A #CE8A86 #DFB4B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#BC605A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#BC605A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC605A

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC605A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC605A	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc605a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 96, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.120 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48f88',
    500: '#bc605a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc605a;
$custom-light: #d48f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc605a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.673,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59669,
    "c": 0.11951,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC605A

secondary

#A4CBCE

accent

#CAD256

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC605A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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