#BC472D#BC472D

#BC472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.156 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC472D
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 45.73, 39.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 60.43, 40.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1296 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.156 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4685, 15.3906, 4.2170)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC472D #2DA2BC

analogous

#BC2D5A #BC472D #BC8E2D

triadic

#BC472D #2DBC47 #472DBC

tetradic

#BC472D #5ABC2D #2DA2BC #8E2DBC

square

#BC472D #5ABC2D #2DA2BC #8E2DBC

split-complementary

#BC472D #2DBC8E #2D5ABC

monochromatic

#592215 #8B3421 #BC472D #D56951 #E19482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC472D

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC472D	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)

#685D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.156 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f67',
    500: '#bc472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc472d;
$custom-light: #d87f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.909,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55327,
    "c": 0.15644,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC472D

secondary

#7BBCCA

accent

#C7E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC472D

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

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