#BC4029#BC4029

#BC4029 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.164 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4029
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 41)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 48.66, 40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 63.24, 39.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1379 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.164 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9752, 14.5216, 3.6906)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4029 #29A5BC

analogous

#BC295B #BC4029 #BC8A29

triadic

#BC4029 #29BC40 #4029BC

tetradic

#BC4029 #5BBC29 #29A5BC #8A29BC

square

#BC4029 #5BBC29 #29A5BC #8A29BC

split-complementary

#BC4029 #29BC8A #295BBC

monochromatic

#581E13 #8A2F1E #BC4029 #D8614B #E38D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BC4029 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BC4029 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4029

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4029	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4029	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4029;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.164 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97b64',
    500: '#bc4029',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4029;
$custom-light: #d97b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4029",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.388,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54417,
    "c": 0.16385,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4029

secondary

#76BECB

accent

#CDE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4029

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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