#BC4635#BC4635

#BC4635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.156 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4635
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 46.54, 35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 58.24, 36.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1337 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.156 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5743, 15.3320, 5.0855)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4635 #35ABBC

analogous

#BC3567 #BC4635 #BC8A35

triadic

#BC4635 #35BC46 #4635BC

tetradic

#BC4635 #67BC35 #35ABBC #8A35BC

square

#BC4635 #67BC35 #35ABBC #8A35BC

split-complementary

#BC4635 #35BC8A #3567BC

monochromatic

#5D221A #8C3428 #BC4635 #D16C5D #DF978D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BC4635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BC4635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4635

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4635	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.156 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f6d',
    500: '#bc4635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4635;
$custom-light: #d87f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.556,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55297,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4635

secondary

#84C0C9

accent

#CCDF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4635

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

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