#BC443E#BC443E

#BC443E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC443E
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 62)
HSL	hsl(3, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 67%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 47.91, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 56.30, 31.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1398 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.156 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6781, 15.1767, 6.2391)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC443E #3EB6BC

analogous

#BC3E77 #BC443E #BC833E

triadic

#BC443E #3EBC44 #443EBC

tetradic

#BC443E #77BC3E #3EB6BC #833EBC

square

#BC443E #77BC3E #3EB6BC #833EBC

split-complementary

#BC443E #3EBC83 #3E77BC

monochromatic

#602320 #8E332F #BC443E #CE6E6A #DD9B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC443E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC443E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC443E

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC443E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC443E	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc443e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e73',
    500: '#bc443e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc443e;
$custom-light: #d77e73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc443e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.857,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55178,
    "c": 0.15598,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC443E

secondary

#8DC6C9

accent

#D3DA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC443E

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

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