#BC4827#BC4827

#BC4827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.157 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4827
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 39)
HSL	hsl(13, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 45.04, 42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 62.10, 43.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1264 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.157 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4252, 15.4759, 3.6727)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4827 #279BBC

analogous

#BC2750 #BC4827 #BC9327

triadic

#BC4827 #27BC48 #4827BC

tetradic

#BC4827 #50BC27 #279BBC #9327BC

square

#BC4827 #50BC27 #279BBC #9327BC

split-complementary

#BC4827 #27BC93 #2750BC

monochromatic

#572112 #89351C #BC4827 #D96847 #E3917A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4827

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4827	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)

#695D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.157 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f63',
    500: '#bc4827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4827;
$custom-light: #d87f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.289,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55396,
    "c": 0.1569,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4827

secondary

#73B8CB

accent

#C3E93F

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4827

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

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