Skip to the color picker

#bc574a color: Safflower Bark

#bc574a is rgb(188, 87, 74) in RGB and oklch(57.977% 0.13311 29.226) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

7°
100%

58%
0.133
29°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #bc574a

#bc574a is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.56:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Safflower Bark (#bb5548). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #bc574a mixed with white

  1. bc574a
  2. c4685b
  3. cc796d
  4. d48a7e
  5. db9a90
  6. e2aba2
  7. e9bcb4
  8. efccc7
  9. f5ddd9
  10. faeeec

Darker: #bc574a mixed with black

  1. bc574a
  2. a34b3f
  3. 8b3e35
  4. 73332a
  5. 5d2720
  6. 471c17
  7. 32120e
  8. 1f0806
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bc574a with less saturation

  1. bc574a
  2. b65c4f
  3. b06055
  4. aa645a
  5. a4685f
  6. 9e6b63
  7. 976f68
  8. 91726d
  9. 897571
  10. 827776

Questions about #bc574a

What color is #bc574a?

#bc574a is soft red. The closest named color is Safflower Bark. In RGB it is rgb(188, 87, 74), in HSL hsl(6.84, 45.97%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.977% 0.13311 29.226).

What colors go well with #bc574a?

The complementary color of #bc574a is #008ca0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b75478 and #b2630d. The triadic partners are #338f4c and #5b74c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc574a?

White text reads better on #bc574a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc574a a warm or cool color?

#bc574a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.133.