#BC4530#BC4530

#BC4530 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.158 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4530
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 48)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 46.76, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 59.97, 38.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1334 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.158 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4032, 15.1643, 4.4904)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4530 #30A7BC

analogous

#BC3061 #BC4530 #BC8B30

triadic

#BC4530 #30BC45 #4530BC

tetradic

#BC4530 #61BC30 #30A7BC #8B30BC

square

#BC4530 #61BC30 #30A7BC #8B30BC

split-complementary

#BC4530 #30BC8B #3061BC

monochromatic

#5A2117 #8B3324 #BC4530 #D46855 #E09486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC4530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC4530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4530

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4530	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.158 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e69',
    500: '#bc4530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4530;
$custom-light: #d87e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55107,
    "c": 0.15769,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4530

secondary

#7EBECA

accent

#CBE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4530

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

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