#BC4428#BC4428

#BC4428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.160 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4428
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 40)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 46.88, 41.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 62.66, 41.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1322 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.16 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1917, 14.9821, 3.6777)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4428 #28A0BC

analogous

#BC2856 #BC4428 #BC8E28

triadic

#BC4428 #28BC44 #4428BC

tetradic

#BC4428 #56BC28 #28A0BC #8E28BC

square

#BC4428 #56BC28 #28A0BC #8E28BC

split-complementary

#BC4428 #28BC8E #2856BC

monochromatic

#571F13 #8A321D #BC4428 #D86449 #E38F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#BC4428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC4428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4428

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4428	1.00	5.26	4.00	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF243E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.160 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d64',
    500: '#bc4428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4428;
$custom-light: #d87d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.351,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54894,
    "c": 0.16037,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4428

secondary

#75BBCB

accent

#C8E840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4428

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

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