#BC4B2C#BC4B2C

#BC4B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.153 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4B2C
RGB	rgb(188, 75, 44)
HSL	hsl(13, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 43.84, 40.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 59.87, 42.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1236 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.153 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7122, 15.9086, 4.2044)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4B2C #2C9DBC

analogous

#BC2C55 #BC4B2C #BC932C

triadic

#BC4B2C #2CBC4B #4B2CBC

tetradic

#BC4B2C #55BC2C #2C9DBC #932CBC

square

#BC4B2C #55BC2C #2C9DBC #932CBC

split-complementary

#BC4B2C #2CBC93 #2C55BC

monochromatic

#592315 #8A3720 #BC4B2C #D66C4F #E19681

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4B2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4B2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4B2C

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4B2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4B2C	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4b2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.153 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88167',
    500: '#bc4b2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4b2c;
$custom-light: #d88167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4b2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.917,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55845,
    "c": 0.15292,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4B2C

secondary

#79B9CA

accent

#C2E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4B2C

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

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