#BC492D#BC492D
#BC492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC492D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 76.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 44.81, 39.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 59.99, 41.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.59% 0.1268 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.59% 0.155 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5977, 15.6492, 4.2601) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.44
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.70
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.95
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.16
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.18
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC492D #2DA0BC
analogous
#BC2D59 #BC492D #BC902D
triadic
#BC492D #2DBC49 #492DBC
tetradic
#BC492D #59BC2D #2DA0BC #902DBC
square
#BC492D #59BC2D #2DA0BC #902DBC
split-complementary
#BC492D #2DBC90 #2D59BC
monochromatic
#592315 #8B3621 #BC492D #D56B51 #E19582
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BC492D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#BC492D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC492D
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC492D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC492D | 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)
#695E29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc492d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88067',
500: '#bc492d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc492d; $custom-light: #d88067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc492d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.748,
"s": 61.373,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55589,
"c": 0.15455,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.15646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC492D
secondary
#7BBBCA
accent
#C5E443
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A