#BC4227#BC4227

#BC4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.162 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4227
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(11, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 47.72, 41.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 63.41, 41.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1347 0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.162 34)
XYZ	xyz(23.0560, 14.7376, 3.5497)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4227 #27A1BC

analogous

#BC2757 #BC4227 #BC8C27

triadic

#BC4227 #27BC42 #4227BC

tetradic

#BC4227 #57BC27 #27A1BC #8C27BC

square

#BC4227 #57BC27 #27A1BC #8C27BC

split-complementary

#BC4227 #27BC8C #2757BC

monochromatic

#571E12 #89301C #BC4227 #D96247 #E38D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4227

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4227	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)

#655A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF203D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.162 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c63',
    500: '#bc4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4227;
$custom-light: #d97c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.872,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54637,
    "c": 0.16241,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.14734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4227

secondary

#73BBCB

accent

#CAE93F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4227

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

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