#BC787C#BC787C

#BC787C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.086 H 15.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC787C
RGB	rgb(188, 120, 124)
HSL	hsl(356, 34%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(356, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 34%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.64, 27.12, 8.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.64, 28.56, 18.28°)
OKLab	oklab(64.52% 0.0823 0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(64.52% 0.086 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.0947, 25.5818, 22.3649)
Luminance	0.2558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC787C #78BCB8

analogous

#BC789E #BC787C #BC9678

triadic

#BC787C #7CBC78 #787CBC

tetradic

#BC787C #9EBC78 #78BCB8 #9678BC

square

#BC787C #9EBC78 #78BCB8 #9678BC

split-complementary

#BC787C #78BC96 #789EBC

monochromatic

#7C3E41 #A55257 #BC787C #D0A1A4 #E5CACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#BC787C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#BC787C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC787C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC787C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC787C	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85837C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958F7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9717A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc787c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 120, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.086 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29fa1',
    500: '#bc787c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc787c;
$custom-light: #d29fa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc787c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 33.663,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64519,
    "c": 0.08554,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC787C

secondary

#BBD5D3

accent

#ACA639

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0F

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC787C

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

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