#BC482A#BC482A

#BC482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC482A
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 45.15, 41.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 61.15, 42.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1273 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.156 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4769, 15.4966, 3.9450)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC482A #2A9EBC

analogous

#BC2A55 #BC482A #BC912A

triadic

#BC482A #2ABC48 #482ABC

tetradic

#BC482A #55BC2A #2A9EBC #912ABC

square

#BC482A #55BC2A #2A9EBC #912ABC

split-complementary

#BC482A #2ABC91 #2A55BC

monochromatic

#582214 #8A351F #BC482A #D7694C #E2937E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC482A

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC482A	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88065',
    500: '#bc482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc482a;
$custom-light: #d88065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.329,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55425,
    "c": 0.1562,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC482A

secondary

#77BACB

accent

#C5E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC482A

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

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