#BC4230#BC4230

#BC4230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4230
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 48)
HSL	hsl(8, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 48.08, 37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 60.67, 37.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1375 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.161 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2233, 14.8045, 4.4304)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4230 #30AABC

analogous

#BC3064 #BC4230 #BC8830

triadic

#BC4230 #30BC42 #4230BC

tetradic

#BC4230 #64BC30 #30AABC #8830BC

square

#BC4230 #64BC30 #30AABC #8830BC

split-complementary

#BC4230 #30BC88 #3064BC

monochromatic

#5A2017 #8B3124 #BC4230 #D46655 #E09286

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC4230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC4230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4230

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4230	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)

#645A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c69',
    500: '#bc4230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4230;
$custom-light: #d87c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.714,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54736,
    "c": 0.16056,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4230

secondary

#7EC0CA

accent

#CEE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4230

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

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