#BC4237#BC4237

#BC4237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4237
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 70.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 48.40, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 58.67, 34.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1399 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.159 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.3793, 14.8669, 5.2522)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4237 #37B1BC

analogous

#BC376F #BC4237 #BC8437

triadic

#BC4237 #37BC42 #4237BC

tetradic

#BC4237 #6FBC37 #37B1BC #8437BC

square

#BC4237 #6FBC37 #37B1BC #8437BC

split-complementary

#BC4237 #37BC84 #376FBC

monochromatic

#5D211B #8D3129 #BC4237 #D06960 #DE968F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC4237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4237

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4237	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)

#645B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6e',
    500: '#bc4237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4237;
$custom-light: #d87c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.962,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54828,
    "c": 0.15922,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4237

secondary

#86C3C9

accent

#D2DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4237

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

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