#BC423E#BC423E

#BC423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC423E
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 67%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 48.78, 29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 56.84, 30.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1425 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.158 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5592, 14.9389, 6.1994)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC423E #3EB8BC

analogous

#BC3E79 #BC423E #BC813E

triadic

#BC423E #3EBC42 #423EBC

tetradic

#BC423E #79BC3E #3EB8BC #813EBC

square

#BC423E #79BC3E #3EB8BC #813EBC

split-complementary

#BC423E #3EBC81 #3E79BC

monochromatic

#602220 #8E322F #BC423E #CE6D6A #DD9A98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BC423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC423E

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC423E	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c73',
    500: '#bc423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc423e;
$custom-light: #d77c73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54934,
    "c": 0.15807,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC423E

secondary

#8DC7C9

accent

#D5DA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC423E

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

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