#BC4137#BC4137

#BC4137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.160 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4137
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 48.84, 32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 58.92, 34.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1413 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.16 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3214, 14.7511, 5.2329)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4137 #37B2BC

analogous

#BC3770 #BC4137 #BC8337

triadic

#BC4137 #37BC41 #4137BC

tetradic

#BC4137 #70BC37 #37B2BC #8337BC

square

#BC4137 #70BC37 #37B2BC #8337BC

split-complementary

#BC4137 #37BC83 #3770BC

monochromatic

#5D201B #8D3129 #BC4137 #D06860 #DE958F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4137

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4137	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)

#635A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.160 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6e',
    500: '#bc4137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4137;
$custom-light: #d87c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.511,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54708,
    "c": 0.16022,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4137

secondary

#86C4C9

accent

#D3DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4137

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

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