#BC4731#BC4731

#BC4731 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4731
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 49)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 45.90, 37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 59.20, 39.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1309 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.156 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5491, 15.4229, 4.6420)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4731 #31A6BC

analogous

#BC3161 #BC4731 #BC8D31

triadic

#BC4731 #31BC47 #4731BC

tetradic

#BC4731 #61BC31 #31A6BC #8D31BC

square

#BC4731 #61BC31 #31A6BC #8D31BC

split-complementary

#BC4731 #31BC8D #3161BC

monochromatic

#5B2218 #8B3524 #BC4731 #D36B57 #E09688

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4731 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC4731 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4731

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4731	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4731	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4731;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f6a',
    500: '#bc4731',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4731;
$custom-light: #d87f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4731",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.496,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55374,
    "c": 0.15553,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4731

secondary

#7FBECA

accent

#C9E246

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4731

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

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