#BC4538#BC4538

#BC4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC4538
RGBrgb(188, 69, 56)
HSLhsl(6, 54%, 48%)
HSVhsv(6, 70%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63.3%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(45.96, 47.14, 33.16)
CIE-LCHlch(45.96, 57.63, 35.13°)
OKLaboklab(55.21% 0.1362 0.0762)
OKLCHoklch(55.21% 0.156 29.2)
XYZxyz(23.5834, 15.2364, 5.4397)
Luminance0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC4538 #38AFBC
analogous
#BC386D #BC4538 #BC8738
triadic
#BC4538 #38BC45 #4538BC
tetradic
#BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC #8738BC
square
#BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC #8738BC
split-complementary
#BC4538 #38BC87 #386DBC
monochromatic
#5E221C #8D342A #BC4538 #D06C61 #DE9890

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19
#BC4538 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05
#BC4538 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4538
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC4538#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC45381.005.194.055.19
#FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00
#0000004.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837634
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2943
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc4538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e6f',
    500: '#bc4538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc4538;
$custom-light: #d77e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc4538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.909,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55212,
    "c": 0.15602,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC4538
secondary
#87C2C9
accent
#CFDD4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#BC4538 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva