#BC422F#BC422F

#BC422F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC422F
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 47)
HSL	hsl(8, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 48.03, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 60.97, 38.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1372 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.161 31.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2029, 14.7964, 4.3230)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC422F #2FA9BC

analogous

#BC2F62 #BC422F #BC882F

triadic

#BC422F #2FBC42 #422FBC

tetradic

#BC422F #62BC2F #2FA9BC #882FBC

square

#BC422F #62BC2F #2FA9BC #882FBC

split-complementary

#BC422F #2FBC88 #2F62BC

monochromatic

#5A2017 #8B3123 #BC422F #D46554 #E09185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC422F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC422F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC422F

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC422F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC422F	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF213E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc422f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 31.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c69',
    500: '#bc422f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc422f;
$custom-light: #d87c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc422f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.085,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54724,
    "c": 0.16077,
    "h": 31.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC422F

secondary

#7DC0CA

accent

#CEE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC422F

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

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