#BC482C#BC482C

#BC482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC482C
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 45.23, 40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 60.52, 41.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1279 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.156 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5135, 15.5112, 4.1382)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC482C #2CA0BC

analogous

#BC2C58 #BC482C #BC902C

triadic

#BC482C #2CBC48 #482CBC

tetradic

#BC482C #58BC2C #2CA0BC #902CBC

square

#BC482C #58BC2C #2CA0BC #902CBC

split-complementary

#BC482C #2CBC90 #2C58BC

monochromatic

#592215 #8A3520 #BC482C #D6694F #E19481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC482C

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC482C	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)

#685E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88067',
    500: '#bc482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc482c;
$custom-light: #d88067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.667,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55446,
    "c": 0.15573,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC482C

secondary

#79BBCA

accent

#C6E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC482C

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

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