#BC4934#BC4934

#BC4934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.153 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4934
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 52)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 45.12, 36.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 57.82, 38.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% 0.1291 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.153 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7439, 15.7076, 5.0297)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4934 #34A7BC

analogous

#BC3463 #BC4934 #BC8D34

triadic

#BC4934 #34BC49 #4934BC

tetradic

#BC4934 #63BC34 #34A7BC #8D34BC

square

#BC4934 #63BC34 #34A7BC #8D34BC

split-complementary

#BC4934 #34BC8D #3463BC

monochromatic

#5C2419 #8C3627 #BC4934 #D26E5B #DF988B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BC4934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BC4934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4934

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4934	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.153 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806c',
    500: '#bc4934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4934;
$custom-light: #d8806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.265,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55672,
    "c": 0.15289,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4934

secondary

#83BEC9

accent

#C8E048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4934

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

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