#BC423A#BC423A

#BC423A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC423A
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 58)
HSL	hsl(4, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 69.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 48.56, 31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 57.86, 32.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.141 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.159 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4534, 14.8966, 5.6425)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC423A #3AB4BC

analogous

#BC3A73 #BC423A #BC833A

triadic

#BC423A #3ABC42 #423ABC

tetradic

#BC423A #73BC3A #3AB4BC #833ABC

square

#BC423A #73BC3A #3AB4BC #833ABC

split-complementary

#BC423A #3ABC83 #3A73BC

monochromatic

#5E211D #8D322C #BC423A #CF6B64 #DE9793

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC423A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC423A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC423A

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC423A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC423A	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827536

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc423a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c70',
    500: '#bc423a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc423a;
$custom-light: #d77c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc423a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.692,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54872,
    "c": 0.1587,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC423A

secondary

#89C5C9

accent

#D3DC4C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC423A

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

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