#BC493E#BC493E

#BC493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC493E
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 67%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 45.65, 30.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 54.96, 33.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.1327 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.151 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9935, 15.8075, 6.3442)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC493E #3EB1BC

analogous

#BC3E72 #BC493E #BC883E

triadic

#BC493E #3EBC49 #493EBC

tetradic

#BC493E #72BC3E #3EB1BC #883EBC

square

#BC493E #72BC3E #3EB1BC #883EBC

split-complementary

#BC493E #3EBC88 #3E72BC

monochromatic

#602520 #8E372F #BC493E #CE726A #DD9E98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC493E

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC493E	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)

#675F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78073',
    500: '#bc493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc493e;
$custom-light: #d78073;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.238,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55814,
    "c": 0.15073,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC493E

secondary

#8DC3C9

accent

#CEDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC493E

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

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