#BC482D#BC482D

#BC482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.155 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC482D
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 45.27, 39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 60.21, 41.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1282 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.155 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5326, 15.5188, 4.2384)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC482D #2DA1BC

analogous

#BC2D59 #BC482D #BC8F2D

triadic

#BC482D #2DBC48 #482DBC

tetradic

#BC482D #59BC2D #2DA1BC #8F2DBC

square

#BC482D #59BC2D #2DA1BC #8F2DBC

split-complementary

#BC482D #2DBC8F #2D59BC

monochromatic

#592215 #8B3521 #BC482D #D56A51 #E19482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC482D

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC482D	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)

#685E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.155 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88067',
    500: '#bc482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc482d;
$custom-light: #d88067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.329,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55457,
    "c": 0.15549,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC482D

secondary

#7BBBCA

accent

#C6E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC482D

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

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