#BC4736#BC4736

#BC4736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.154 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4736
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 46.14, 34.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 57.71, 36.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1326 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.154 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.6606, 15.4675, 5.2289)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4736 #36ABBC

analogous

#BC3668 #BC4736 #BC8A36

triadic

#BC4736 #36BC47 #4736BC

tetradic

#BC4736 #68BC36 #36ABBC #8A36BC

square

#BC4736 #68BC36 #36ABBC #8A36BC

split-complementary

#BC4736 #36BC8A #3668BC

monochromatic

#5D231B #8C3528 #BC4736 #D16D5E #DF988E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4736

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4736	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)

#675E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847733

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.154 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f6e',
    500: '#bc4736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4736;
$custom-light: #d77f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.612,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55438,
    "c": 0.15442,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4736

secondary

#85C0C9

accent

#CCDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4736

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

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