#BC422B#BC422B

#BC422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.162 H 32.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC422B
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 47.87, 39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 62.18, 39.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1359 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.162 32.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1259, 14.7656, 3.9173)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC422B #2BA5BC

analogous

#BC2B5D #BC422B #BC8A2B

triadic

#BC422B #2BBC42 #422BBC

tetradic

#BC422B #5DBC2B #2BA5BC #8A2BBC

square

#BC422B #5DBC2B #2BA5BC #8A2BBC

split-complementary

#BC422B #2BBC8A #2B5DBC

monochromatic

#581F14 #8A3120 #BC422B #D6634E #E28F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC422B

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC422B	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)

#655A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF213D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.162 32.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c66',
    500: '#bc422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc422b;
$custom-light: #d87c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.517,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54678,
    "c": 0.16159,
    "h": 32.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC422B

secondary

#78BDCB

accent

#CCE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC422B

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

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