#BC6164#BC6164
#BC6164 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.117 H 19.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6164 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 97, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 40%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 48%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 46.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.02, 36.76, 15.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.02, 39.75, 22.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.05% 0.1106 0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.05% 0.117 19.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3157, 20.1636, 14.5075) |
| Luminance | 0.2016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.11
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.83
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.97
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6164 #61BCB9
analogous
#BC6191 #BC6164 #BC8B61
triadic
#BC6164 #64BC61 #6164BC
tetradic
#BC6164 #91BC61 #61BCB9 #8B61BC
square
#BC6164 #91BC61 #61BCB9 #8B61BC
split-complementary
#BC6164 #61BC8B #6191BC
monochromatic
#723033 #9D4346 #BC6164 #CE8C8E #E0B7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#BC6164 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#BC6164 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6164
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6164 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6164 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#757164
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8362
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5563
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6164; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 97, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.117 19.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49090',
500: '#bc6164',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6164; $custom-light: #d49090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6164",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 97,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.022,
"s": 40.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60051,
"c": 0.11708,
"h": 19.1
},
"luminance": 0.20161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6164
secondary
#AACFCE
accent
#D0CC57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150D0C
muted
#837D7D