#BD5C62

Closest named color: Dusky Rose (#BA6873). oklch(59.4% 0.125 17.8), rgb(189, 92, 98).

Black text reads best on this color (4.87:1).

About this color

#BD5C62 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 18°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusky Rose (#BA6873), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.87:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.125)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dusky Rose (#BA6873)
Black text	4.87:1
White text	4.31:1

Values

HEX	#BD5C62
RGB	rgb(189, 92, 98)
HSL	hsl(356, 42%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.125 17.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BD5C62	4.31:1	AA large text	Lc -74.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BD5C62	4.87:1	AA	Lc 34.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#BD5C62 text on white	4.31:1	AA large text	Lc 69.4	Content text, not long reading
#BD5C62 text on black	4.87:1	AA	Lc -32.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#FBF3F3

oklch(97% 0.009 17.3)
Step 100
100

#F6E5E5

oklch(93.5% 0.019 17.5)
Step 200
200

#EFD1D1

oklch(88.6% 0.034 17.8)
Step 300
300

#E6B1B2

oklch(80.9% 0.062 17.3)
Step 400
400

#D7878A

oklch(70.7% 0.098 17.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BD5C62

oklch(59.4% 0.125 17.8)
Step 600
600

#B54C55

oklch(55.6% 0.137 17.5)
Step 700
700

#9B3D45

oklch(49.1% 0.126 17.9)
Step 800
800

#7E3339

oklch(42.7% 0.104 17.8)
Step 900
900

#662D31

oklch(37.7% 0.082 17.5)
Step 950
950

#3C1B1D

oklch(27% 0.052 17.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BD5C62 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#716E62	0.135
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#898160	0.125
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CD4F5F	0.036
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7A7A7A	0.126