#BC4527#BC4527

#BC4527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.160 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4527
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 46.40, 42.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 62.75, 42.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1306 0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.16 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2359, 15.0974, 3.6096)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4527 #279EBC

analogous

#BC2753 #BC4527 #BC9027

triadic

#BC4527 #27BC45 #4527BC

tetradic

#BC4527 #53BC27 #279EBC #9027BC

square

#BC4527 #53BC27 #279EBC #9027BC

split-complementary

#BC4527 #27BC90 #2753BC

monochromatic

#572012 #89321C #BC4527 #D96547 #E38F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BC4527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC4527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4527

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4527	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847622

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF263F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.160 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e63',
    500: '#bc4527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4527;
$custom-light: #d87e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.081,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55009,
    "c": 0.15966,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4527

secondary

#73BACB

accent

#C6E93F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4527

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

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