#BC452B#BC452B

#BC452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC452B
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 46.55, 40.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 61.51, 40.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1318 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.159 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3057, 15.1253, 3.9773)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC452B #2BA2BC

analogous

#BC2B59 #BC452B #BC8E2B

triadic

#BC452B #2BBC45 #452BBC

tetradic

#BC452B #59BC2B #2BA2BC #8E2BBC

square

#BC452B #59BC2B #2BA2BC #8E2BBC

split-complementary

#BC452B #2BBC8E #2B59BC

monochromatic

#582014 #8A3320 #BC452B #D6664E #E29180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC452B

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC452B	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)

#675C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e66',
    500: '#bc452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc452b;
$custom-light: #d87e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.759,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5505,
    "c": 0.15878,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC452B

secondary

#78BCCB

accent

#C8E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC452B

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

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