#BC4626#BC4626

#BC4626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.159 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4626
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 38)
HSL	hsl(13, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 45.92, 42.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 62.85, 43.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1289 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.159 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2816, 15.2149, 3.5442)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4626 #269CBC

analogous

#BC2651 #BC4626 #BC9126

triadic

#BC4626 #26BC46 #4626BC

tetradic

#BC4626 #51BC26 #269CBC #9126BC

square

#BC4626 #51BC26 #269CBC #9126BC

split-complementary

#BC4626 #26BC91 #2651BC

monochromatic

#562011 #89331C #BC4626 #DA6546 #E48F79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4626

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4626	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)

#685C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.159 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e63',
    500: '#bc4626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4626;
$custom-light: #d87e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.8,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55127,
    "c": 0.15896,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4626

secondary

#72B8CC

accent

#C5E93F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4626

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

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