#BC4436#BC4436

#BC4436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC4436
RGBrgb(188, 68, 54)
HSLhsl(6, 55%, 47%)
HSVhsv(6, 71%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63.8%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(45.76, 47.48, 34.08)
CIE-LCHlch(45.76, 58.45, 35.67°)
OKLaboklab(55.06% 0.1368 0.0778)
OKLCHoklch(55.06% 0.157 29.6)
XYZxyz(23.4745, 15.0952, 5.1669)
Luminance0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC4436 #36AEBC
analogous
#BC366B #BC4436 #BC8736
triadic
#BC4436 #36BC44 #4436BC
tetradic
#BC4436 #6BBC36 #36AEBC #8736BC
square
#BC4436 #6BBC36 #36AEBC #8736BC
split-complementary
#BC4436 #36BC87 #366BBC
monochromatic
#5D221B #8C3328 #BC4436 #D16A5E #DF968E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23
#BC4436 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02
#BC4436 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4436
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC4436#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC44361.005.234.025.23
#FFFFFF5.231.0021.001.00
#0000004.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.231.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#655C34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837632
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2641
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc4436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d6d',
    500: '#bc4436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc4436;
$custom-light: #d87d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc4436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.269,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55059,
    "c": 0.15742,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC4436
secondary
#85C2C9
accent
#CFDF49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#BC4436 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva