#BC4938#BC4938

#BC4938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4938
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 45.32, 33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 56.63, 36.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1305 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.152 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8378, 15.7452, 5.5245)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4938 #38ABBC

analogous

#BC3869 #BC4938 #BC8B38

triadic

#BC4938 #38BC49 #4938BC

tetradic

#BC4938 #69BC38 #38ABBC #8B38BC

square

#BC4938 #69BC38 #38ABBC #8B38BC

split-complementary

#BC4938 #38BC8B #3869BC

monochromatic

#5E241C #8D372A #BC4938 #D06F61 #DE9A90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BC4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BC4938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4938

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4938	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806f',
    500: '#bc4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4938;
$custom-light: #d7806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.727,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55726,
    "c": 0.15198,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4938

secondary

#87C0C9

accent

#CBDD4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4938

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

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