#BC4833#BC4833

#BC4833 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4833
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 51)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 72.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 45.54, 36.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 58.36, 38.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1302 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.154 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6564, 15.5684, 4.8906)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4833 #33A7BC

analogous

#BC3363 #BC4833 #BC8D33

triadic

#BC4833 #33BC48 #4833BC

tetradic

#BC4833 #63BC33 #33A7BC #8D33BC

square

#BC4833 #63BC33 #33A7BC #8D33BC

split-complementary

#BC4833 #33BC8D #3363BC

monochromatic

#5C2319 #8C3626 #BC4833 #D26C5A #DF978A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BC4833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4833

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4833	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)

#685E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806c',
    500: '#bc4833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4833;
$custom-light: #d8806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.197,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55529,
    "c": 0.1541,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4833

secondary

#81BEC9

accent

#C9E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4833

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

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