#BC4836#BC4836

#BC4836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4836
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 45.68, 34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 57.46, 37.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1312 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.153 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7247, 15.5957, 5.2503)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4836 #36AABC

analogous

#BC3667 #BC4836 #BC8B36

triadic

#BC4836 #36BC48 #4836BC

tetradic

#BC4836 #67BC36 #36AABC #8B36BC

square

#BC4836 #67BC36 #36AABC #8B36BC

split-complementary

#BC4836 #36BC8B #3667BC

monochromatic

#5D241B #8C3628 #BC4836 #D16E5E #DF998E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BC4836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC4836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4836

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4836	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806e',
    500: '#bc4836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4836;
$custom-light: #d7806e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.06,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55568,
    "c": 0.15343,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4836

secondary

#85C0C9

accent

#CBDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4836

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

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