#BC4738#BC4738

#BC4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4738
RGB	rgb(188, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 46.24, 33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 57.13, 35.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1333 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.154 30)
XYZ	xyz(23.7085, 15.4866, 5.4814)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4738 #38ADBC

analogous

#BC386B #BC4738 #BC8938

triadic

#BC4738 #38BC47 #4738BC

tetradic

#BC4738 #6BBC38 #38ADBC #8938BC

square

#BC4738 #6BBC38 #38ADBC #8938BC

split-complementary

#BC4738 #38BC89 #386BBC

monochromatic

#5E231C #8D352A #BC4738 #D06E61 #DE9990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC4738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4738

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4738	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f6f',
    500: '#bc4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4738;
$custom-light: #d77f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55466,
    "c": 0.154,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.15483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4738

secondary

#87C1C9

accent

#CDDD4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4738

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

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