#BC8A8A#BC8A8A
#BC8A8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.061 H 18.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 26.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.26, 19.06, 7.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.26, 20.48, 21.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% 0.0581 0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.061 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4156, 30.7051, 28.1537) |
| Luminance | 0.3070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 1.76
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.73
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 4.79
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.17
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.76
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8A8A #8ABCBC
analogous
#BC8AA3 #BC8A8A #BCA38A
triadic
#BC8A8A #8ABC8A #8A8ABC
tetradic
#BC8A8A #A3BC8A #8ABCBC #A38ABC
square
#BC8A8A #A3BC8A #8ABCBC #A38ABC
split-complementary
#BC8A8A #8ABCA3 #8AA3BC
monochromatic
#814A4A #A66363 #BC8A8A #D2B1B1 #E9D8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#BC8A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#BC8A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8A8A
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8A8A | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6858A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.061 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1acac',
500: '#bc8a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8a8a; $custom-light: #d1acac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 27.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68189,
"c": 0.06138,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.30703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8A8A
secondary
#C8DADA
accent
#A6A640
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F9F4F4
border
#D2CECE
text
#141010
muted
#827F7F