#BC4834#BC4834

#BC4834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4834
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 52)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 45.58, 35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 58.06, 38.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1305 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.154 32)
XYZ	xyz(23.6787, 15.5773, 5.0080)
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

#BC4834 #34A8BC

analogous

#BC3464 #BC4834 #BC8C34

triadic

#BC4834 #34BC48 #4834BC

tetradic

#BC4834 #64BC34 #34A8BC #8C34BC

square

#BC4834 #64BC34 #34A8BC #8C34BC

split-complementary

#BC4834 #34BC8C #3464BC

monochromatic

#5C2319 #8C3627 #BC4834 #D26D5B #DF988B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BC4834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BC4834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4834

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4834	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806c',
    500: '#bc4834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4834;
$custom-light: #d8806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.824,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55541,
    "c": 0.15387,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.15574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4834

secondary

#83BFC9

accent

#CAE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4834

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

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