#BC472C#BC472C

#BC472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC472C
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 45.69, 40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 60.75, 41.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1293 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.157 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4494, 15.3830, 4.1168)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC472C #2CA1BC

analogous

#BC2C59 #BC472C #BC8F2C

triadic

#BC472C #2CBC47 #472CBC

tetradic

#BC472C #59BC2C #2CA1BC #8F2CBC

square

#BC472C #59BC2C #2CA1BC #8F2CBC

split-complementary

#BC472C #2CBC8F #2C59BC

monochromatic

#592215 #8A3420 #BC472C #D6694F #E19381

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC472C

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC472C	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f67',
    500: '#bc472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc472c;
$custom-light: #d87f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55316,
    "c": 0.15667,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC472C

secondary

#79BBCA

accent

#C7E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC472C

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

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