#BC4627#BC4627

#BC4627 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.159 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4627
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 45.95, 42.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 62.53, 42.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1292 0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.159 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2980, 15.2215, 3.6303)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4627 #279DBC

analogous

#BC2753 #BC4627 #BC9127

triadic

#BC4627 #27BC46 #4627BC

tetradic

#BC4627 #53BC27 #279DBC #9127BC

square

#BC4627 #53BC27 #279DBC #9127BC

split-complementary

#BC4627 #27BC91 #2753BC

monochromatic

#572012 #89331C #BC4627 #D96647 #E3907A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC4627 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC4627 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4627

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4627	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4627	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)

#675C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4627;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.159 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e63',
    500: '#bc4627',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4627;
$custom-light: #d87e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4627",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.483,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55137,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4627

secondary

#73B9CB

accent

#C5E93F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4627

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

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