#BC756D#BC756D
#BC756D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.091 H 26.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC756D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 117, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 42%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.61, 26.96, 16.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.61, 31.44, 30.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% 0.0812 0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.091 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8621, 24.5205, 17.6252) |
| Luminance | 0.2452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 3.16
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.53
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.63
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.89
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 7.45
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC756D #6DB4BC
analogous
#BC6D8C #BC756D #BC9C6D
triadic
#BC756D #6DBC75 #756DBC
tetradic
#BC756D #8CBC6D #6DB4BC #9C6DBC
square
#BC756D #8CBC6D #6DB4BC #9C6DBC
split-complementary
#BC756D #6DBC9C #6D8CBC
monochromatic
#783D37 #A2534A #BC756D #CF9D97 #E3C4C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#BC756D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#BC756D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC756D
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC756D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC756D | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847F6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968D6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6C73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc756d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 117, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.091 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39d96',
500: '#bc756d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc756d; $custom-light: #d39d96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc756d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 117,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.076,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63614,
"c": 0.09103,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.24518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC756D
secondary
#B3CFD2
accent
#C1CD5B
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140E0D
muted
#837E7E