#BC442C#BC442C

#BC442C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.160 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC442C
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 47.03, 39.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 61.42, 40.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1335 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.16 33.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2633, 15.0108, 4.0548)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC442C #2CA4BC

analogous

#BC2C5C #BC442C #BC8C2C

triadic

#BC442C #2CBC44 #442CBC

tetradic

#BC442C #5CBC2C #2CA4BC #8C2CBC

square

#BC442C #5CBC2C #2CA4BC #8C2CBC

split-complementary

#BC442C #2CBC8C #2C5CBC

monochromatic

#592015 #8A3220 #BC442C #D6664F #E19181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC442C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC442C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC442C

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC442C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC442C	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)

#665B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF253F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc442c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.160 33.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d67',
    500: '#bc442c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc442c;
$custom-light: #d87d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc442c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54936,
    "c": 0.1595,
    "h": 33.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC442C

secondary

#79BDCA

accent

#CAE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC442C

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

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