#BC4729#BC4729

#BC4729 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4729
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 41)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 45.57, 41.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 61.69, 42.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1284 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.157 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3951, 15.3612, 3.8305)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4729 #299EBC

analogous

#BC2954 #BC4729 #BC9129

triadic

#BC4729 #29BC47 #4729BC

tetradic

#BC4729 #54BC29 #299EBC #9129BC

square

#BC4729 #54BC29 #299EBC #9129BC

split-complementary

#BC4729 #29BC91 #2954BC

monochromatic

#582113 #8A341E #BC4729 #D8674B #E3927D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BC4729 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BC4729 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4729

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4729	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4729	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)

#685D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4729;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f65',
    500: '#bc4729',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4729;
$custom-light: #d87f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4729",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55285,
    "c": 0.15736,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4729

secondary

#76BACB

accent

#C5E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4729

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

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