#BC4338#BC4338

#BC4338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4338
RGB	rgb(188, 67, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 48.02, 32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 58.14, 34.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1389 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.158 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4625, 14.9945, 5.3994)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4338 #38B1BC

analogous

#BC386F #BC4338 #BC8538

triadic

#BC4338 #38BC43 #4338BC

tetradic

#BC4338 #6FBC38 #38B1BC #8538BC

square

#BC4338 #6FBC38 #38B1BC #8538BC

split-complementary

#BC4338 #38BC85 #386FBC

monochromatic

#5E211C #8D322A #BC4338 #D06A61 #DE9790

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC4338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC4338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4338

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4338	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 67, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d6f',
    500: '#bc4338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4338;
$custom-light: #d87d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54964,
    "c": 0.15803,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4338

secondary

#87C3C9

accent

#D1DD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4338

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

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