#BC422A#BC422A

#BC422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.162 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC422A
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 47.83, 40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 62.49, 40.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.1356 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.162 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1077, 14.7583, 3.8219)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC422A #2AA4BC

analogous

#BC2A5B #BC422A #BC8B2A

triadic

#BC422A #2ABC42 #422ABC

tetradic

#BC422A #5BBC2A #2AA4BC #8B2ABC

square

#BC422A #5BBC2A #2AA4BC #8B2ABC

split-complementary

#BC422A #2ABC8B #2A5BBC

monochromatic

#581F14 #8A301F #BC422A #D7634C #E28F7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC422A

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC422A	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)

#655A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF203D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.162 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c65',
    500: '#bc422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc422a;
$custom-light: #d87c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.863,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54668,
    "c": 0.16179,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC422A

secondary

#77BDCB

accent

#CBE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC422A

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

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