#BC4235#BC4235

#BC4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4235
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 48.31, 34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 59.22, 35.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1392 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.16 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3323, 14.8482, 5.0048)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4235 #35AFBC

analogous

#BC356B #BC4235 #BC8635

triadic

#BC4235 #35BC42 #4235BC

tetradic

#BC4235 #6BBC35 #35AFBC #8635BC

square

#BC4235 #6BBC35 #35AFBC #8635BC

split-complementary

#BC4235 #35BC86 #356BBC

monochromatic

#5D201A #8C3128 #BC4235 #D1685D #DF958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4235

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4235	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)

#645B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6d',
    500: '#bc4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4235;
$custom-light: #d87c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.778,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54801,
    "c": 0.15959,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4235

secondary

#84C2C9

accent

#D1DF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4235

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

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