#BC4232#BC4232

#BC4232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4232
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 50)
HSL	hsl(7, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 48.17, 35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 60.09, 36.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1382 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.16 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2655, 14.8214, 4.6527)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4232 #32ACBC

analogous

#BC3267 #BC4232 #BC8732

triadic

#BC4232 #32BC42 #4232BC

tetradic

#BC4232 #67BC32 #32ACBC #8732BC

square

#BC4232 #67BC32 #32ACBC #8732BC

split-complementary

#BC4232 #32BC87 #3267BC

monochromatic

#5B2018 #8C3125 #BC4232 #D36758 #E09389

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BC4232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BC4232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4232

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4232	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)

#645B2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6b',
    500: '#bc4232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4232;
$custom-light: #d87c6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.957,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54761,
    "c": 0.16017,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4232

secondary

#80C1C9

accent

#CFE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4232

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

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