#BC4238#BC4238

#BC4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4238
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 48.46, 32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 58.39, 33.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1403 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.159 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4035, 14.8766, 5.3797)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4238 #38B2BC

analogous

#BC3870 #BC4238 #BC8438

triadic

#BC4238 #38BC42 #4238BC

tetradic

#BC4238 #70BC38 #38B2BC #8438BC

square

#BC4238 #70BC38 #38B2BC #8438BC

split-complementary

#BC4238 #38BC84 #3870BC

monochromatic

#5E211C #8D312A #BC4238 #D06A61 #DE9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4238

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4238	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6f',
    500: '#bc4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4238;
$custom-light: #d87c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.545,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54843,
    "c": 0.15904,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4238

secondary

#87C4C9

accent

#D2DD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4238

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

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