#BC4A2D#BC4A2D

#BC4A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.154 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4A2D
RGB	rgb(188, 74, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 44.35, 40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 59.77, 42.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1253 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.154 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6640, 15.7817, 4.2822)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4A2D #2D9FBC

analogous

#BC2D57 #BC4A2D #BC912D

triadic

#BC4A2D #2DBC4A #4A2DBC

tetradic

#BC4A2D #57BC2D #2D9FBC #912DBC

square

#BC4A2D #57BC2D #2D9FBC #912DBC

split-complementary

#BC4A2D #2DBC91 #2D57BC

monochromatic

#592315 #8B3721 #BC4A2D #D56C51 #E19582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BC4A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BC4A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4A2D

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4A2D	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)

#6A5F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.154 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88168',
    500: '#bc4a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4a2d;
$custom-light: #d88168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.168,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55722,
    "c": 0.15361,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4A2D

secondary

#7BBACA

accent

#C4E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4A2D

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

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