#BC4131#BC4131

#BC4131 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.161 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4131
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 48.55, 36.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 60.62, 36.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1392 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.161 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1862, 14.6970, 4.5210)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4131 #31ACBC

analogous

#BC3167 #BC4131 #BC8731

triadic

#BC4131 #31BC41 #4131BC

tetradic

#BC4131 #67BC31 #31ACBC #8731BC

square

#BC4131 #67BC31 #31ACBC #8731BC

split-complementary

#BC4131 #31BC87 #3167BC

monochromatic

#5B1F18 #8B3024 #BC4131 #D36557 #E09288

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BC4131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BC4131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4131

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4131	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF203E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.161 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6a',
    500: '#bc4131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4131;
$custom-light: #d87c6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.906,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54628,
    "c": 0.16134,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4131

secondary

#7FC1CA

accent

#D0E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4131

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

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