#BC482E#BC482E

#BC482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.155 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC482E
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 45.31, 39.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 59.90, 40.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1285 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.155 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5521, 15.5266, 4.3410)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC482E #2EA2BC

analogous

#BC2E5B #BC482E #BC8F2E

triadic

#BC482E #2EBC48 #482EBC

tetradic

#BC482E #5BBC2E #2EA2BC #8F2EBC

square

#BC482E #5BBC2E #2EA2BC #8F2EBC

split-complementary

#BC482E #2EBC8F #2E5BBC

monochromatic

#5A2216 #8B3522 #BC482E #D56A52 #E19584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BC482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BC482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC482E

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC482E	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)

#685E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.155 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88068',
    500: '#bc482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc482e;
$custom-light: #d88068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.986,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55469,
    "c": 0.15526,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC482E

secondary

#7CBCCA

accent

#C7E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC482E

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

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