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#bc4530

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
188, 69, 48
HSL
9°, 59%, 46%
CMYK
0, 63, 75, 26
Luminance
0.1516

Every format

HEX#bc4530
RGBrgb(188, 69, 48)
HSLhsl(9, 59%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 75%, 26%)
LABlab(45.9 46.8 37.5)
LCHlch(45.9 60.0 38.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.551 0.158 32.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc4530;
background-color: #bc4530;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc4530] bg-[#bc4530]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc4530;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.271, blue: 0.188)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc4530")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc4530 on white: 5.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc4530 on black: 4.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green27.1%
Blue18.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta63.3%
Yellow74.5%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc4530 text on a black background

contrast 4.03:1

Card sample

#bc4530 text on a white background

contrast 5.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc4530;
Background color
Panel with #bc4530 background
background-color: #bc4530;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc4530;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 69, 48, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 69, 48, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc4530;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4530, #BCA230);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc4530

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc4530 in the Color Lab