#BC4135#BC4135

#BC4135 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4135
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 53)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 48.74, 34.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 59.47, 34.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1406 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.161 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.2744, 14.7323, 4.9855)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4135 #35B0BC

analogous

#BC356D #BC4135 #BC8435

triadic

#BC4135 #35BC41 #4135BC

tetradic

#BC4135 #6DBC35 #35B0BC #8435BC

square

#BC4135 #6DBC35 #35B0BC #8435BC

split-complementary

#BC4135 #35BC84 #356DBC

monochromatic

#5D201A #8C3028 #BC4135 #D1675D #DF948D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4135 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4135 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4135

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4135	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4135	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF213F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4135;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6d',
    500: '#bc4135',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4135;
$custom-light: #d87c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4135",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.333,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5468,
    "c": 0.16057,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4135

secondary

#84C3C9

accent

#D2DF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4135

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

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