#BC725B#BC725B

#BC725B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.100 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC725B
RGB	rgb(188, 114, 91)
HSL	hsl(14, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(14, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 51.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.57, 26.75, 25.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.57, 36.69, 43.19°)
OKLab	oklab(62.7% 0.0789 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(62.7% 0.1 38)
XYZ	xyz(28.6465, 23.4839, 12.9197)
Luminance	0.2348 (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

#BC725B #5BA5BC

analogous

#BC5B75 #BC725B #BCA35B

triadic

#BC725B #5BBC72 #725BBC

tetradic

#BC725B #75BC5B #5BA5BC #A35BBC

square

#BC725B #75BC5B #5BA5BC #A35BBC

split-complementary

#BC725B #5BBCA3 #5B75BC

monochromatic

#6F3D2D #9B553F #BC725B #CE9786 #E0BDB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#BC725B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#BC725B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC725B

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC725B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC725B	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#847C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB666C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc725b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 114, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.100 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39b89',
    500: '#bc725b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc725b;
$custom-light: #d39b89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc725b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.227,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62703,
    "c": 0.10014,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.23481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC725B

secondary

#A5C4CE

accent

#B4D256

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FAF2F0

border

#D3CCCB

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC725B

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

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