#BC4732#BC4732

#BC4732 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.155 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4732
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 50)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 45.95, 36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 58.90, 38.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1312 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.155 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5705, 15.4314, 4.7544)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4732 #32A7BC

analogous

#BC3262 #BC4732 #BC8C32

triadic

#BC4732 #32BC47 #4732BC

tetradic

#BC4732 #62BC32 #32A7BC #8C32BC

square

#BC4732 #62BC32 #32A7BC #8C32BC

split-complementary

#BC4732 #32BC8C #3262BC

monochromatic

#5B2218 #8C3525 #BC4732 #D36B58 #E09689

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BC4732 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4732 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4732

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4732	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4732	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4732;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.155 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f6b',
    500: '#bc4732',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4732;
$custom-light: #d87f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4732",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.13,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55386,
    "c": 0.1553,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4732

secondary

#80BEC9

accent

#CAE147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4732

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

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