#BC493C#BC493C

#BC493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC493C
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 45.54, 31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 55.50, 34.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.132 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.151 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9396, 15.7859, 6.0605)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC493C #3CAFBC

analogous

#BC3C6F #BC493C #BC893C

triadic

#BC493C #3CBC49 #493CBC

tetradic

#BC493C #6FBC3C #3CAFBC #893CBC

square

#BC493C #6FBC3C #3CAFBC #893CBC

split-complementary

#BC493C #3CBC89 #3C6FBC

monochromatic

#5F251E #8E372D #BC493C #CE7167 #DD9C95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC493C

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC493C	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78072',
    500: '#bc493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc493c;
$custom-light: #d78072;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.094,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55784,
    "c": 0.15114,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC493C

secondary

#8BC2C9

accent

#CDDB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC493C

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

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