#BC4535#BC4535

#BC4535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4535
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 53)
HSL	hsl(7, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 46.99, 34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 58.49, 36.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.1351 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.157 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5122, 15.2079, 5.0648)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4535 #35ACBC

analogous

#BC3569 #BC4535 #BC8935

triadic

#BC4535 #35BC45 #4535BC

tetradic

#BC4535 #69BC35 #35ACBC #8935BC

square

#BC4535 #69BC35 #35ACBC #8935BC

split-complementary

#BC4535 #35BC89 #3569BC

monochromatic

#5D221A #8C3328 #BC4535 #D16B5D #DF968D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC4535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4535

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4535	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)

#665C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e6d',
    500: '#bc4535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4535;
$custom-light: #d87e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.111,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55171,
    "c": 0.15663,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4535

secondary

#84C1C9

accent

#CDDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4535

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

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