#BC4B2D#BC4B2D

#BC4B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4B2D
RGB	rgb(188, 75, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 43.88, 40.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 59.55, 42.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1239 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.153 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7313, 15.9162, 4.3046)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4B2D #2D9EBC

analogous

#BC2D57 #BC4B2D #BC922D

triadic

#BC4B2D #2DBC4B #4B2DBC

tetradic

#BC4B2D #57BC2D #2D9EBC #922DBC

square

#BC4B2D #57BC2D #2D9EBC #922DBC

split-complementary

#BC4B2D #2DBC92 #2D57BC

monochromatic

#592415 #8B3721 #BC4B2D #D56D51 #E19682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BC4B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BC4B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4B2D

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4B2D	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)

#6A5F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88168',
    500: '#bc4b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4b2d;
$custom-light: #d88168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.587,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55856,
    "c": 0.15266,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4B2D

secondary

#7BB9CA

accent

#C3E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4B2D

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

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