#BC787B#BC787B

#BC787B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.086 H 16.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC787B
RGB	rgb(188, 120, 123)
HSL	hsl(357, 34%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(357, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 34.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.61, 26.99, 9.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.61, 28.61, 19.39°)
OKLab	oklab(64.49% 0.0819 0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(64.49% 0.086 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.0318, 25.5566, 22.0336)
Luminance	0.2555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC787B #78BCB9

analogous

#BC789D #BC787B #BC9778

triadic

#BC787B #7BBC78 #787BBC

tetradic

#BC787B #9DBC78 #78BCB9 #9778BC

square

#BC787B #9DBC78 #78BCB9 #9778BC

split-complementary

#BC787B #78BC97 #789DBC

monochromatic

#7C3E40 #A55256 #BC787B #D0A1A3 #E5CACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#BC787B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#BC787B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC787B

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC787B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC787B	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85827B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958F7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C97179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc787b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 120, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.086 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29fa1',
    500: '#bc787b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc787b;
$custom-light: #d29fa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc787b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 33.663,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64493,
    "c": 0.08555,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC787B

secondary

#BBD5D4

accent

#ACA739

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC787B

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

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