#BC4228#BC4228

#BC4228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.162 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4228
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 47.76, 41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 63.10, 40.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.135 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.162 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0728, 14.7443, 3.6381)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4228 #28A2BC

analogous

#BC2858 #BC4228 #BC8C28

triadic

#BC4228 #28BC42 #4228BC

tetradic

#BC4228 #58BC28 #28A2BC #8C28BC

square

#BC4228 #58BC28 #28A2BC #8C28BC

split-complementary

#BC4228 #28BC8C #2858BC

monochromatic

#571F13 #8A301D #BC4228 #D86249 #E38E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4228

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4228	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)

#655A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF203D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.162 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c64',
    500: '#bc4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4228;
$custom-light: #d97c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.541,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54647,
    "c": 0.16221,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4228

secondary

#75BCCB

accent

#CAE840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4228

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

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