#BC422C#BC422C

#BC422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC422C
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 47.91, 39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 61.88, 39.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% 0.1362 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.161 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1444, 14.7730, 4.0152)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC422C #2CA6BC

analogous

#BC2C5E #BC422C #BC8A2C

triadic

#BC422C #2CBC42 #422CBC

tetradic

#BC422C #5EBC2C #2CA6BC #8A2CBC

square

#BC422C #5EBC2C #2CA6BC #8A2CBC

split-complementary

#BC422C #2CBC8A #2C5EBC

monochromatic

#591F15 #8A3120 #BC422C #D6644F #E19081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC422C

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC422C	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)

#645A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF213E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c66',
    500: '#bc422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc422c;
$custom-light: #d87c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54689,
    "c": 0.16139,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC422C

secondary

#79BECA

accent

#CCE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC422C

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

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