#BC422D#BC422D

#BC422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC422D
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 47.95, 38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 61.57, 38.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1365 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.161 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1634, 14.7806, 4.1154)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC422D #2DA7BC

analogous

#BC2D60 #BC422D #BC892D

triadic

#BC422D #2DBC42 #422DBC

tetradic

#BC422D #60BC2D #2DA7BC #892DBC

square

#BC422D #60BC2D #2DA7BC #892DBC

split-complementary

#BC422D #2DBC89 #2D60BC

monochromatic

#591F15 #8B3121 #BC422D #D56451 #E19082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC422D

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC422D	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF213E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c67',
    500: '#bc422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc422d;
$custom-light: #d87c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.811,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54701,
    "c": 0.16118,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC422D

secondary

#7BBECA

accent

#CDE443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC422D

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

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