#BC4528#BC4528

#BC4528 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4528
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 40)
HSL	hsl(12, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 46.44, 41.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 62.44, 41.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1309 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.159 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2527, 15.1041, 3.6981)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4528 #289FBC

analogous

#BC2855 #BC4528 #BC8F28

triadic

#BC4528 #28BC45 #4528BC

tetradic

#BC4528 #55BC28 #289FBC #8F28BC

square

#BC4528 #55BC28 #289FBC #8F28BC

split-complementary

#BC4528 #28BC8F #2855BC

monochromatic

#572013 #8A321D #BC4528 #D86549 #E3907B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC4528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC4528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4528

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4528	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF263F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e64',
    500: '#bc4528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4528;
$custom-light: #d87e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.757,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55019,
    "c": 0.15944,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4528

secondary

#75BACB

accent

#C7E840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4528

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

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