#BC9FA5#BC9FA5
#BC9FA5 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.035 H 4.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 12.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.17, 11.66, 0.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.17, 11.69, 4.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% 0.035 0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.035 4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9284, 38.2053, 40.8611) |
| Luminance | 0.3820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.33
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.57
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.57
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.76
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.91
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9FA5 #9FBCB6
analogous
#BC9FB3 #BC9FA5 #BCA79F
triadic
#BC9FA5 #A5BC9F #9FA5BC
tetradic
#BC9FA5 #B3BC9F #9FBCB6 #A79FBC
square
#BC9FA5 #B3BC9F #9FBCB6 #A79FBC
split-complementary
#BC9FA5 #9FBCA7 #9FB3BC
monochromatic
#845C65 #A37B83 #BC9FA5 #D5C3C7 #EEE7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BC9FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#BC9FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9FA5
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9FA5 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A3A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29DA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.035 4.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bbbf',
500: '#bc9fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9fa5; $custom-light: #d0bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.586,
"s": 17.791,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73005,
"c": 0.03512,
"h": 4
},
"luminance": 0.38204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9FA5
secondary
#D7E0DE
accent
#9C8B49
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081