#BC4231#BC4231

#BC4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.160 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4231
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 48.12, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 60.38, 37.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.1378 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.16 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2441, 14.8129, 4.5403)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4231 #31ABBC

analogous

#BC3166 #BC4231 #BC8831

triadic

#BC4231 #31BC42 #4231BC

tetradic

#BC4231 #66BC31 #31ABBC #8831BC

square

#BC4231 #66BC31 #31ABBC #8831BC

split-complementary

#BC4231 #31BC88 #3166BC

monochromatic

#5B2018 #8B3124 #BC4231 #D36657 #E09288

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4231

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4231	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)

#645B2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.160 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6a',
    500: '#bc4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4231;
$custom-light: #d87c6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.338,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54748,
    "c": 0.16037,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4231

secondary

#7FC0CA

accent

#CFE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4231

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

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