#BC6A79#BC6A79
#BC6A79 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.105 H 8.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6A79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 106, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 35.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.43, 34.36, 6.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.43, 34.90, 10.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.04% 0.1042 0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.04% 0.105 8.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3456, 22.3824, 20.8601) |
| Luminance | 0.2238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 1.67
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 3.51
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.21
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.40
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.57
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6A79 #6ABCAD
analogous
#BC6AA2 #BC6A79 #BC846A
triadic
#BC6A79 #79BC6A #6A79BC
tetradic
#BC6A79 #A2BC6A #6ABCAD #846ABC
square
#BC6A79 #A2BC6A #6ABCAD #846ABC
split-complementary
#BC6A79 #6ABC84 #6AA2BC
monochromatic
#763541 #A14858 #BC6A79 #CF949F #E2BEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#BC6A79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#BC6A79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6A79
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6A79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6A79 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787979
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8877
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9626F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6a79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 106, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.105 8.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3969f',
500: '#bc6a79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6a79; $custom-light: #d3969f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6a79",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 106,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.024,
"s": 37.963,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62045,
"c": 0.10549,
"h": 8.9
},
"luminance": 0.2238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6A79
secondary
#B0D1CB
accent
#CEB95A
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140D0E
muted
#837E7E