#BC5434#BC5434

#BC5434 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.142 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC5434
RGB	rgb(188, 84, 52)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.61, 39.83, 38.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.61, 55.34, 43.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.1127 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.142 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5316, 17.2831, 5.2923)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC5434 #349CBC

analogous

#BC3458 #BC5434 #BC9834

triadic

#BC5434 #34BC54 #5434BC

tetradic

#BC5434 #58BC34 #349CBC #9834BC

square

#BC5434 #58BC34 #349CBC #9834BC

split-complementary

#BC5434 #34BC98 #3458BC

monochromatic

#5C2919 #8C3F27 #BC5434 #D2775B #DF9F8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#BC5434 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#BC5434 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC5434

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC5434	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC5434	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3E4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc5434;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 84, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.142 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7876d',
    500: '#bc5434',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc5434;
$custom-light: #d7876d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc5434",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57206,
    "c": 0.14228,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC5434

secondary

#83B9C9

accent

#BCE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC5434

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

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