#BC452D#BC452D

#BC452D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.158 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC452D
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 46.63, 39.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 60.89, 40.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1324 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.158 33.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3433, 15.1404, 4.1753)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC452D #2DA4BC

analogous

#BC2D5C #BC452D #BC8C2D

triadic

#BC452D #2DBC45 #452DBC

tetradic

#BC452D #5CBC2D #2DA4BC #8C2DBC

square

#BC452D #5CBC2D #2DA4BC #8C2DBC

split-complementary

#BC452D #2DBC8C #2D5CBC

monochromatic

#592115 #8B3321 #BC452D #D56751 #E19282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC452D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC452D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC452D

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC452D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC452D	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc452d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.158 33.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e67',
    500: '#bc452d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc452d;
$custom-light: #d87e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc452d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.07,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55072,
    "c": 0.15834,
    "h": 33.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC452D

secondary

#7BBDCA

accent

#C9E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC452D

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

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