#BC4229#BC4229

#BC4229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.162 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4229
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 41)
HSL	hsl(10, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 47.80, 40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 62.79, 40.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1353 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.162 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0901, 14.7512, 3.7288)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4229 #29A3BC

analogous

#BC295A #BC4229 #BC8B29

triadic

#BC4229 #29BC42 #4229BC

tetradic

#BC4229 #5ABC29 #29A3BC #8B29BC

square

#BC4229 #5ABC29 #29A3BC #8B29BC

split-complementary

#BC4229 #29BC8B #295ABC

monochromatic

#581F13 #8A301E #BC4229 #D8634B #E38E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4229

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4229	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)

#655A25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF203D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.162 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c64',
    500: '#bc4229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4229;
$custom-light: #d87c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.204,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54657,
    "c": 0.16201,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4229

secondary

#76BCCB

accent

#CBE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4229

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

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