#BC492C#BC492C

#BC492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC492C
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 44.77, 40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 60.30, 42.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1265 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.155 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5787, 15.6416, 4.1599)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC492C #2C9FBC

analogous

#BC2C57 #BC492C #BC912C

triadic

#BC492C #2CBC49 #492CBC

tetradic

#BC492C #57BC2C #2C9FBC #912CBC

square

#BC492C #57BC2C #2C9FBC #912CBC

split-complementary

#BC492C #2CBC91 #2C57BC

monochromatic

#592215 #8A3620 #BC492C #D66A4F #E19481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BC492C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BC492C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC492C

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC492C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC492C	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)

#695E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc492c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88067',
    500: '#bc492c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc492c;
$custom-light: #d88067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc492c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.083,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55578,
    "c": 0.15479,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC492C

secondary

#79BACA

accent

#C4E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC492C

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

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