#BC4838#BC4838

#BC4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.153 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4838
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 45.78, 33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 56.88, 36.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1319 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.153 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7726, 15.6149, 5.5028)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4838 #38ACBC

analogous

#BC386A #BC4838 #BC8A38

triadic

#BC4838 #38BC48 #4838BC

tetradic

#BC4838 #6ABC38 #38ACBC #8A38BC

square

#BC4838 #6ABC38 #38ACBC #8A38BC

split-complementary

#BC4838 #38BC8A #386ABC

monochromatic

#5E241C #8D362A #BC4838 #D06F61 #DE9A90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4838

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4838	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.153 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806f',
    500: '#bc4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4838;
$custom-light: #d7806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55595,
    "c": 0.15299,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4838

secondary

#87C1C9

accent

#CCDD4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4838

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

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