#BC452C#BC452C

#BC452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.159 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC452C
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 46.59, 39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 61.20, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1321 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.159 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3243, 15.1328, 4.0751)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC452C #2CA3BC

analogous

#BC2C5B #BC452C #BC8D2C

triadic

#BC452C #2CBC45 #452CBC

tetradic

#BC452C #5BBC2C #2CA3BC #8D2CBC

square

#BC452C #5BBC2C #2CA3BC #8D2CBC

split-complementary

#BC452C #2CBC8D #2C5BBC

monochromatic

#592115 #8A3320 #BC452C #D6674F #E19281

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BC452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC452C

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC452C	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.159 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e67',
    500: '#bc452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc452c;
$custom-light: #d87e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.417,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55061,
    "c": 0.15856,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC452C

secondary

#79BCCA

accent

#C9E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC452C

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

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