#BC472A#BC472A

#BC472A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC472A
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 45.61, 41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 61.37, 42.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1287 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.157 35)
XYZ	xyz(23.4127, 15.3683, 3.9236)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC472A #2A9FBC

analogous

#BC2A56 #BC472A #BC902A

triadic

#BC472A #2ABC47 #472ABC

tetradic

#BC472A #56BC2A #2A9FBC #902ABC

square

#BC472A #56BC2A #2A9FBC #902ABC

split-complementary

#BC472A #2ABC90 #2A56BC

monochromatic

#582114 #8A341F #BC472A #D7684C #E2927E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BC472A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BC472A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC472A

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC472A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC472A	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)

#685D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f65',
    500: '#bc472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc472a;
$custom-light: #d87f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.918,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55295,
    "c": 0.15713,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.15365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC472A

secondary

#77BACB

accent

#C6E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC472A

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

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