#BC756E#BC756E
#BC756E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.091 H 26.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC756E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 117, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, 27.07, 15.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 31.26, 30.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% 0.0816 0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.091 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9162, 24.5422, 17.9103) |
| Luminance | 0.2454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 3.00
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.85
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.24
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.56
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 7.11
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC756E #6EB5BC
analogous
#BC6E8E #BC756E #BC9C6E
triadic
#BC756E #6EBC75 #756EBC
tetradic
#BC756E #8EBC6E #6EB5BC #9C6EBC
square
#BC756E #8EBC6E #6EB5BC #9C6EBC
split-complementary
#BC756E #6EBC9C #6E8EBC
monochromatic
#783D37 #A2534B #BC756E #CF9D98 #E3C5C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#BC756E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#BC756E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC756E
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC756E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC756E | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847F6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958D6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6C73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc756e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 117, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.091 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39d97',
500: '#bc756e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc756e; $custom-light: #d39d97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc756e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 117,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.385,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63638,
"c": 0.09082,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.2454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC756E
secondary
#B3D0D2
accent
#C3CD5B
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140E0D
muted
#837E7E