#BC4234#BC4234

#BC4234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4234
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 52)
HSL	hsl(6, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 48.26, 34.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 59.51, 35.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1389 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.16 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3096, 14.8390, 4.8850)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4234 #34AEBC

analogous

#BC346A #BC4234 #BC8634

triadic

#BC4234 #34BC42 #4234BC

tetradic

#BC4234 #6ABC34 #34AEBC #8634BC

square

#BC4234 #6ABC34 #34AEBC #8634BC

split-complementary

#BC4234 #34BC86 #346ABC

monochromatic

#5C2019 #8C3127 #BC4234 #D2685B #DF948B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4234

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4234	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6c',
    500: '#bc4234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4234;
$custom-light: #d87c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.176,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54787,
    "c": 0.15978,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4234

secondary

#83C2C9

accent

#D0E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4234

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

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