#BC423B#BC423B

#BC423B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.159 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC423B
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 59)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 68.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 48.61, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 57.60, 32.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1414 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.159 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4791, 14.9069, 5.7778)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC423B #3BB5BC

analogous

#BC3B74 #BC423B #BC823B

triadic

#BC423B #3BBC42 #423BBC

tetradic

#BC423B #74BC3B #3BB5BC #823BBC

square

#BC423B #74BC3B #3BB5BC #823BBC

split-complementary

#BC423B #3BBC82 #3B74BC

monochromatic

#5F211E #8D322C #BC423B #CF6B65 #DD9894

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC423B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC423B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC423B

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC423B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC423B	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)

#635B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc423b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.159 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c71',
    500: '#bc423b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc423b;
$custom-light: #d77c71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc423b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.256,
    "s": 52.227,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54887,
    "c": 0.15853,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC423B

secondary

#8AC5C9

accent

#D4DC4C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC423B

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

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