#BC4929#BC4929

#BC4929 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.156 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4929
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 41)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 44.65, 41.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 61.26, 43.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1255 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.156 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5244, 15.6198, 3.8736)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4929 #299CBC

analogous

#BC2953 #BC4929 #BC9229

triadic

#BC4929 #29BC49 #4929BC

tetradic

#BC4929 #53BC29 #299CBC #9229BC

square

#BC4929 #53BC29 #299CBC #9229BC

split-complementary

#BC4929 #29BC92 #2953BC

monochromatic

#582213 #8A351E #BC4929 #D8694B #E3937D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC4929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BC4929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4929

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4929	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)

#695E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867825

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.156 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88065',
    500: '#bc4929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4929;
$custom-light: #d88065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.061,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55547,
    "c": 0.15551,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4929

secondary

#76B8CB

accent

#C3E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4929

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

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