#BC4E30#BC4E30

#BC4E30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.149 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4E30
RGB	rgb(188, 78, 48)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 42.58, 39.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 57.93, 42.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1204 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.149 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9994, 16.3568, 4.6891)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4E30 #309EBC

analogous

#BC3058 #BC4E30 #BC9430

triadic

#BC4E30 #30BC4E #4E30BC

tetradic

#BC4E30 #58BC30 #309EBC #9430BC

square

#BC4E30 #58BC30 #309EBC #9430BC

split-complementary

#BC4E30 #30BC94 #3058BC

monochromatic

#5A2617 #8B3A24 #BC4E30 #D47155 #E09A86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BC4E30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BC4E30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4E30

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4E30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4E30	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C612C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4e30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.149 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7836a',
    500: '#bc4e30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4e30;
$custom-light: #d7836a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4e30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56301,
    "c": 0.14906,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4E30

secondary

#7EBACA

accent

#C1E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4E30

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

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