#BC423C#BC423C

#BC423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC423C
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 48.67, 30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 57.34, 31.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1418 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.158 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5053, 14.9173, 5.9157)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC423C #3CB6BC

analogous

#BC3C76 #BC423C #BC823C

triadic

#BC423C #3CBC42 #423CBC

tetradic

#BC423C #76BC3C #3CB6BC #823CBC

square

#BC423C #76BC3C #3CB6BC #823CBC

split-complementary

#BC423C #3CBC82 #3C76BC

monochromatic

#5F211E #8E322D #BC423C #CE6C67 #DD9995

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC423C

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC423C	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c72',
    500: '#bc423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc423c;
$custom-light: #d77c72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.813,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54903,
    "c": 0.15838,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC423C

secondary

#8BC6C9

accent

#D4DB4D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC423C

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

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