#BC482F#BC482F

#BC482F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.155 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC482F
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 45.36, 38.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 59.59, 40.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1288 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.155 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5720, 15.5346, 4.4460)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC482F #2FA3BC

analogous

#BC2F5C #BC482F #BC8E2F

triadic

#BC482F #2FBC48 #482FBC

tetradic

#BC482F #5CBC2F #2FA3BC #8E2FBC

square

#BC482F #5CBC2F #2FA3BC #8E2FBC

split-complementary

#BC482F #2FBC8E #2F5CBC

monochromatic

#5A2217 #8B3523 #BC482F #D46B54 #E09585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC482F

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC482F	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.155 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88069',
    500: '#bc482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc482f;
$custom-light: #d88069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.638,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5548,
    "c": 0.15503,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC482F

secondary

#7DBCCA

accent

#C7E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC482F

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

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