#BC4638#BC4638

#BC4638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4638
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 46.69, 33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 57.38, 35.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1348 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.155 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6454, 15.3605, 5.4604)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4638 #38AEBC

analogous

#BC386C #BC4638 #BC8838

triadic

#BC4638 #38BC46 #4638BC

tetradic

#BC4638 #6CBC38 #38AEBC #8838BC

square

#BC4638 #6CBC38 #38AEBC #8838BC

split-complementary

#BC4638 #38BC88 #386CBC

monochromatic

#5E231C #8D342A #BC4638 #D06D61 #DE9990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BC4638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BC4638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4638

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4638	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f6f',
    500: '#bc4638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4638;
$custom-light: #d77f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.364,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55338,
    "c": 0.15501,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4638

secondary

#87C2C9

accent

#CEDD4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4638

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

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