#BC452F#BC452F

#BC452F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.158 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC452F
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 47)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 46.71, 38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 60.27, 39.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.1331 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.158 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3828, 15.1562, 4.3829)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC452F #2FA6BC

analogous

#BC2F5F #BC452F #BC8B2F

triadic

#BC452F #2FBC45 #452FBC

tetradic

#BC452F #5FBC2F #2FA6BC #8B2FBC

square

#BC452F #5FBC2F #2FA6BC #8B2FBC

split-complementary

#BC452F #2FBC8B #2F5FBC

monochromatic

#5A2117 #8B3323 #BC452F #D46854 #E09385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC452F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC452F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC452F

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC452F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC452F	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)

#665C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc452f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.158 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e69',
    500: '#bc452f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc452f;
$custom-light: #d87e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc452f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.362,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55095,
    "c": 0.1579,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC452F

secondary

#7DBECA

accent

#CAE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC452F

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

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