#BC442A#BC442A

#BC442A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.160 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC442A
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 46.96, 40.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 62.04, 40.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1328 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.16 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2266, 14.9961, 3.8615)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC442A #2AA2BC

analogous

#BC2A59 #BC442A #BC8D2A

triadic

#BC442A #2ABC44 #442ABC

tetradic

#BC442A #59BC2A #2AA2BC #8D2ABC

square

#BC442A #59BC2A #2AA2BC #8D2ABC

split-complementary

#BC442A #2ABC8D #2A59BC

monochromatic

#582014 #8A321F #BC442A #D7654C #E2907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC442A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC442A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC442A

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC442A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC442A	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)

#665B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF243F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc442a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.160 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d65',
    500: '#bc442a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc442a;
$custom-light: #d87d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc442a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.685,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54914,
    "c": 0.15993,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC442A

secondary

#77BCCB

accent

#C9E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC442A

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

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