#BC4431#BC4431

#BC4431 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4431
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 47.24, 36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 59.90, 37.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1351 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.158 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.3630, 15.0507, 4.5800)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4431 #31A9BC

analogous

#BC3164 #BC4431 #BC8A31

triadic

#BC4431 #31BC44 #4431BC

tetradic

#BC4431 #64BC31 #31A9BC #8A31BC

square

#BC4431 #64BC31 #31A9BC #8A31BC

split-complementary

#BC4431 #31BC8A #3164BC

monochromatic

#5B2118 #8B3224 #BC4431 #D36857 #E09488

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC4431 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC4431 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4431

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4431	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4431	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)

#655C2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4431;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d6a',
    500: '#bc4431',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4431;
$custom-light: #d87d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4431",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.201,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54994,
    "c": 0.15844,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4431

secondary

#7FBFCA

accent

#CDE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4431

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

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