#BC4735#BC4735

#BC4735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.155 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4735
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 46.09, 35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 58.00, 37.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1323 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.155 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6373, 15.4582, 5.1065)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4735 #35AABC

analogous

#BC3567 #BC4735 #BC8B35

triadic

#BC4735 #35BC47 #4735BC

tetradic

#BC4735 #67BC35 #35AABC #8B35BC

square

#BC4735 #67BC35 #35AABC #8B35BC

split-complementary

#BC4735 #35BC8B #3567BC

monochromatic

#5D231A #8C3528 #BC4735 #D16C5D #DF988D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4735

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4735	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.155 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f6d',
    500: '#bc4735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4735;
$custom-light: #d87f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55425,
    "c": 0.15464,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4735

secondary

#84C0C9

accent

#CBDF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4735

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

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