#BC4A27#BC4A27
#BC4A27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4A27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 74, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 66%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 79%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 79.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.63, 44.12, 43.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.63, 61.68, 44.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.1235 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.155 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5566, 15.7387, 3.7165) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.00
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.17
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.48
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.54
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.55
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4A27 #2799BC
analogous
#BC274F #BC4A27 #BC9527
triadic
#BC4A27 #27BC4A #4A27BC
tetradic
#BC4A27 #4FBC27 #2799BC #9527BC
square
#BC4A27 #4FBC27 #2799BC #9527BC
split-complementary
#BC4A27 #27BC95 #274FBC
monochromatic
#572212 #89361C #BC4A27 #D96A47 #E3937A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#BC4A27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BC4A27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC4A27
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4A27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4A27 | 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)
#6A5F22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867823
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2E43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4a27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88164',
500: '#bc4a27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4a27; $custom-light: #d88164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4a27",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 74,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.094,
"s": 65.639,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5566,
"c": 0.15507,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.15735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4A27
secondary
#73B7CB
accent
#C1E93F
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B05
muted
#847C7A