#BC4D2D#BC4D2D

#BC4D2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.151 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4D2D
RGB	rgb(188, 77, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 42.93, 40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 59.11, 43.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.121 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.151 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8691, 16.1918, 4.3506)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4D2D #2D9CBC

analogous

#BC2D54 #BC4D2D #BC942D

triadic

#BC4D2D #2DBC4D #4D2DBC

tetradic

#BC4D2D #54BC2D #2D9CBC #942DBC

square

#BC4D2D #54BC2D #2D9CBC #942DBC

split-complementary

#BC4D2D #2DBC94 #2D54BC

monochromatic

#592515 #8B3921 #BC4D2D #D56F51 #E19782

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BC4D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BC4D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4D2D

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4D2D	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 77, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.151 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88368',
    500: '#bc4d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4d2d;
$custom-light: #d88368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.427,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56129,
    "c": 0.15079,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4D2D

secondary

#7BB8CA

accent

#C0E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4D2D

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

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