#BC4532#BC4532

#BC4532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4532
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 50)
HSL	hsl(8, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 46.85, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 59.37, 37.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1341 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.157 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4454, 15.1812, 4.7127)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4532 #32A9BC

analogous

#BC3264 #BC4532 #BC8A32

triadic

#BC4532 #32BC45 #4532BC

tetradic

#BC4532 #64BC32 #32A9BC #8A32BC

square

#BC4532 #64BC32 #32A9BC #8A32BC

split-complementary

#BC4532 #32BC8A #3264BC

monochromatic

#5B2218 #8C3325 #BC4532 #D36958 #E09589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC4532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4532

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4532	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e6b',
    500: '#bc4532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4532;
$custom-light: #d87e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.261,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55132,
    "c": 0.15725,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4532

secondary

#80BFC9

accent

#CCE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4532

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

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