#BC492B#BC492B

#BC492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC492B
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 44.73, 40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 60.62, 42.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1261 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.155 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5602, 15.6342, 4.0621)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC492B #2B9EBC

analogous

#BC2B55 #BC492B #BC922B

triadic

#BC492B #2BBC49 #492BBC

tetradic

#BC492B #55BC2B #2B9EBC #922BBC

square

#BC492B #55BC2B #2B9EBC #922BBC

split-complementary

#BC492B #2BBC92 #2B55BC

monochromatic

#582214 #8A3620 #BC492B #D66A4E #E29480

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC492B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC492B

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC492B	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867827

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88066',
    500: '#bc492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc492b;
$custom-light: #d88066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55567,
    "c": 0.15503,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC492B

secondary

#78BACB

accent

#C4E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC492B

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

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