#BC4036#BC4036

#BC4036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.161 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4036
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 54)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 49.21, 33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 59.44, 34.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1423 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.161 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2408, 14.6278, 5.0890)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4036 #36B2BC

analogous

#BC366F #BC4036 #BC8336

triadic

#BC4036 #36BC40 #4036BC

tetradic

#BC4036 #6FBC36 #36B2BC #8336BC

square

#BC4036 #6FBC36 #36B2BC #8336BC

split-complementary

#BC4036 #36BC83 #366FBC

monochromatic

#5D201B #8C3028 #BC4036 #D1675E #DF948E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BC4036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#BC4036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4036

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4036	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1F3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.161 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b6d',
    500: '#bc4036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4036;
$custom-light: #d87b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.478,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54575,
    "c": 0.16139,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4036

secondary

#85C4C9

accent

#D4DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4036

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

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