#BC4727#BC4727

#BC4727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.158 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4727
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 39)
HSL	hsl(13, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 45.50, 42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 62.32, 43.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1278 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.158 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3610, 15.3476, 3.6513)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4727 #279CBC

analogous

#BC2752 #BC4727 #BC9227

triadic

#BC4727 #27BC47 #4727BC

tetradic

#BC4727 #52BC27 #279CBC #9227BC

square

#BC4727 #52BC27 #279CBC #9227BC

split-complementary

#BC4727 #27BC92 #2752BC

monochromatic

#572112 #89341C #BC4727 #D96747 #E3917A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BC4727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BC4727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4727

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4727	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)

#685D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.158 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f63',
    500: '#bc4727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4727;
$custom-light: #d87f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.886,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55265,
    "c": 0.15782,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4727

secondary

#73B8CB

accent

#C4E93F

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4727

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

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