#BC493F#BC493F

#BC493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC493F
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 66.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 45.71, 30.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 54.70, 33.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1331 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.151 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0212, 15.8186, 6.4900)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC493F #3FB2BC

analogous

#BC3F74 #BC493F #BC883F

triadic

#BC493F #3FBC49 #493FBC

tetradic

#BC493F #74BC3F #3FB2BC #883FBC

square

#BC493F #74BC3F #3FB2BC #883FBC

split-complementary

#BC493F #3FBC88 #3F74BC

monochromatic

#602520 #8E3730 #BC493F #CD736B #DD9E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC493F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC493F

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC493F	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78074',
    500: '#bc493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc493f;
$custom-light: #d78074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 49.801,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5583,
    "c": 0.15054,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC493F

secondary

#8EC4C9

accent

#CED94E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC493F

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

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