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#bc5656

a balanced, soft red · warm · closest name: salmon

RGB
188, 86, 86
HSL
0°, 43%, 54%
CMYK
0, 54, 54, 26
Luminance
0.1802

Every format

HEX#bc5656
RGBrgb(188, 86, 86)
HSLhsl(0, 43%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 26%)
LABlab(49.5 41.1 20.0)
LCHlch(49.5 45.7 26.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.581 0.132 22.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc5656;
background-color: #bc5656;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc5656] bg-[#bc5656]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc5656;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.337, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc5656")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc5656 on white: 4.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc5656 on black: 4.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green33.7%
Blue33.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta54.3%
Yellow54.3%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc5656 text on a black background

contrast 4.60:1

Card sample

#bc5656 text on a white background

contrast 4.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc5656;
Background color
Panel with #bc5656 background
background-color: #bc5656;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc5656;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 86, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 86, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc5656;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5656, #BC9A56);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc5656

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc5656 in the Color Lab