#BC4C29#BC4C29

#BC4C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.153 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4C29
RGB	rgb(188, 76, 41)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 43.25, 42.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 60.62, 44.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1212 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.153 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7262, 16.0236, 3.9409)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4C29 #2999BC

analogous

#BC294F #BC4C29 #BC9629

triadic

#BC4C29 #29BC4C #4C29BC

tetradic

#BC4C29 #4FBC29 #2999BC #9629BC

square

#BC4C29 #4FBC29 #2999BC #9629BC

split-complementary

#BC4C29 #29BC96 #294FBC

monochromatic

#582313 #8A381E #BC4C29 #D86C4B #E3957D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BC4C29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BC4C29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4C29

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4C29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4C29	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 76, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.153 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88265',
    500: '#bc4c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4c29;
$custom-light: #d88265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.286,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5595,
    "c": 0.15275,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4C29

secondary

#76B7CB

accent

#C0E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4C29

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

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