#BC423D#BC423D

#BC423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC423D
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(2, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 48.72, 29.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 57.09, 31.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1421 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.158 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5320, 14.9280, 6.0562)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC423D #3DB7BC

analogous

#BC3D78 #BC423D #BC823D

triadic

#BC423D #3DBC42 #423DBC

tetradic

#BC423D #78BC3D #3DB7BC #823DBC

square

#BC423D #78BC3D #3DB7BC #823DBC

split-complementary

#BC423D #3DBC82 #3D78BC

monochromatic

#60221F #8E322E #BC423D #CE6C68 #DD9996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC423D

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC423D	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)

#635B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817639

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c72',
    500: '#bc423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc423d;
$custom-light: #d77c72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.362,
    "s": 51.004,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54918,
    "c": 0.15821,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC423D

secondary

#8CC6C9

accent

#D5DA4D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC423D

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

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