#BC4138#BC4138

#BC4138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.160 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4138
RGB	rgb(188, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 48.89, 32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 58.65, 33.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1416 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.16 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.3456, 14.7608, 5.3604)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4138 #38B3BC

analogous

#BC3871 #BC4138 #BC8338

triadic

#BC4138 #38BC41 #4138BC

tetradic

#BC4138 #71BC38 #38B3BC #8338BC

square

#BC4138 #71BC38 #38B3BC #8338BC

split-complementary

#BC4138 #38BC83 #3871BC

monochromatic

#5E201C #8D312A #BC4138 #D06961 #DE9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4138

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4138	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.160 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6f',
    500: '#bc4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4138;
$custom-light: #d87c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.091,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54722,
    "c": 0.16004,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4138

secondary

#87C4C9

accent

#D3DD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4138

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

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