#BC605B#BC605B

#BC605B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.119 H 24.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC605B
RGB	rgb(188, 96, 91)
HSL	hsl(3, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(3, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 36.42, 19.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 41.50, 28.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.69% 0.1086 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(59.69% 0.119 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8121, 19.8153, 12.3082)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC605B #5BB7BC

analogous

#BC5B87 #BC605B #BC915B

triadic

#BC605B #5BBC60 #605BBC

tetradic

#BC605B #87BC5B #5BB7BC #915BBC

square

#BC605B #87BC5B #5BB7BC #915BBC

split-complementary

#BC605B #5BBC91 #5B87BC

monochromatic

#6F312D #9B443F #BC605B #CE8A86 #E0B4B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#BC605B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#BC605B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC605B

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC605B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC605B	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)

#756F5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc605b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 96, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.119 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48f89',
    500: '#bc605b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc605b;
$custom-light: #d48f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc605b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.093,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5969,
    "c": 0.11934,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC605B

secondary

#A5CCCE

accent

#CBD256

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC605B

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

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