#BC452A#BC452A

#BC452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC452A
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 46.51, 40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 61.82, 41.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1315 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.159 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2876, 15.1181, 3.8819)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC452A #2AA1BC

analogous

#BC2A58 #BC452A #BC8E2A

triadic

#BC452A #2ABC45 #452ABC

tetradic

#BC452A #58BC2A #2AA1BC #8E2ABC

square

#BC452A #58BC2A #2AA1BC #8E2ABC

split-complementary

#BC452A #2ABC8E #2A58BC

monochromatic

#582014 #8A331F #BC452A #D7664C #E2917E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC452A

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC452A	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e65',
    500: '#bc452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc452a;
$custom-light: #d87e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.096,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5504,
    "c": 0.159,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC452A

secondary

#77BBCB

accent

#C8E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC452A

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

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