#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
RGBrgb(188, 72, 39)
HSLhsl(13, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(13, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61.7%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(46.28, 45.04, 42.76)
CIE-LCHlch(46.28, 62.10, 43.51°)
OKLaboklab(55.4% 0.1264 0.093)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.157 36.3)
XYZxyz(23.4252, 15.4759, 3.6727)
Luminance0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##BC48271.005.134.095.13
#FFFFFF5.131.0021.001.00
#0000004.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.131.0021.001.00

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

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#BC4827 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva