#BC4536#BC4536

#BC4536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4536
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 54)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 47.04, 34.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 58.20, 36.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1354 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.156 30)
XYZ	xyz(23.5355, 15.2172, 5.1872)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4536 #36ADBC

analogous

#BC366A #BC4536 #BC8836

triadic

#BC4536 #36BC45 #4536BC

tetradic

#BC4536 #6ABC36 #36ADBC #8836BC

square

#BC4536 #6ABC36 #36ADBC #8836BC

split-complementary

#BC4536 #36BC88 #366ABC

monochromatic

#5D221B #8C3428 #BC4536 #D16B5E #DF978E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4536

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4536	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e6e',
    500: '#bc4536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4536;
$custom-light: #d87e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.716,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55184,
    "c": 0.15642,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.15214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4536

secondary

#85C1C9

accent

#CEDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4536

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

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