#BC4430#BC4430

#BC4430 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4430
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 48)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 47.20, 37.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 60.20, 38.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1348 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.159 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3422, 15.0423, 4.4701)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4430 #30A8BC

analogous

#BC3062 #BC4430 #BC8A30

triadic

#BC4430 #30BC44 #4430BC

tetradic

#BC4430 #62BC30 #30A8BC #8A30BC

square

#BC4430 #62BC30 #30A8BC #8A30BC

split-complementary

#BC4430 #30BC8A #3062BC

monochromatic

#5A2117 #8B3224 #BC4430 #D46855 #E09386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC4430 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4430 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4430

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4430	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4430	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4430;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d69',
    500: '#bc4430',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4430;
$custom-light: #d87d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4430",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54982,
    "c": 0.15864,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4430

secondary

#7EBFCA

accent

#CCE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4430

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

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