#BC4C28#BC4C28

#BC4C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC4C28
RGBrgb(188, 76, 40)
HSLhsl(15, 65%, 45%)
HSVhsv(15, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59.6%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(47.00, 43.21, 42.97)
CIE-LCHlch(47.00, 60.94, 44.84°)
OKLaboklab(55.94% 0.1209 0.0938)
OKLCHoklch(55.94% 0.153 37.8)
XYZxyz(23.7090, 16.0167, 3.8501)
Luminance0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC4C28 #2898BC
analogous
#BC284E #BC4C28 #BC9628
triadic
#BC4C28 #28BC4C #4C28BC
tetradic
#BC4C28 #4EBC28 #2898BC #9628BC
square
#BC4C28 #4EBC28 #2898BC #9628BC
split-complementary
#BC4C28 #28BC96 #284EBC
monochromatic
#572313 #8A381D #BC4C28 #D86C49 #E3957B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00
#BC4C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20
#BC4C28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4C28
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC4C28#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC4C281.005.004.205.00
#FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6023
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877924
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc4c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 76, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88264',
    500: '#bc4c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc4c28;
$custom-light: #d88264;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc4c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.595,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55941,
    "c": 0.15301,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC4C28
secondary
#75B6CB
accent
#BFE840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B05
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4C28

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#BC4C28 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva