#BC442B#BC442B

#BC442B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.160 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC442B
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 43)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 46.99, 40.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 61.73, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1332 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.16 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2448, 15.0034, 3.9570)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC442B #2BA3BC

analogous

#BC2B5A #BC442B #BC8D2B

triadic

#BC442B #2BBC44 #442BBC

tetradic

#BC442B #5ABC2B #2BA3BC #8D2BBC

square

#BC442B #5ABC2B #2BA3BC #8D2BBC

split-complementary

#BC442B #2BBC8D #2B5ABC

monochromatic

#582014 #8A3220 #BC442B #D6654E #E29080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC442B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC442B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC442B

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC442B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC442B	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)

#665B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF243F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc442b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.160 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d66',
    500: '#bc442b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc442b;
$custom-light: #d87d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc442b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.345,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54925,
    "c": 0.15972,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC442B

secondary

#78BCCB

accent

#CAE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC442B

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

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