#BC472F#BC472F

#BC472F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC472F
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 47)
HSL	hsl(10, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 45.81, 38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 59.81, 40.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1303 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.156 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5079, 15.4064, 4.4246)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC472F #2FA4BC

analogous

#BC2F5D #BC472F #BC8D2F

triadic

#BC472F #2FBC47 #472FBC

tetradic

#BC472F #5DBC2F #2FA4BC #8D2FBC

square

#BC472F #5DBC2F #2FA4BC #8D2FBC

split-complementary

#BC472F #2FBC8D #2F5DBC

monochromatic

#5A2217 #8B3523 #BC472F #D46A54 #E09585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC472F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC472F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC472F

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC472F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC472F	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)

#685D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc472f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f69',
    500: '#bc472f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc472f;
$custom-light: #d87f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc472f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.213,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5535,
    "c": 0.15599,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC472F

secondary

#7DBDCA

accent

#C8E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC472F

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

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