#BC453B#BC453B
#BC453B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC453B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 69, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.00, 47.30, 31.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.00, 56.81, 33.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.26% 0.1373 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.26% 0.155 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6590, 15.2666, 5.8378) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.41
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.85
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.76
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.54
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC453B #3BB2BC
analogous
#BC3B71 #BC453B #BC853B
triadic
#BC453B #3BBC45 #453BBC
tetradic
#BC453B #71BC3B #3BB2BC #853BBC
square
#BC453B #71BC3B #3BB2BC #853BBC
split-complementary
#BC453B #3BBC85 #3B71BC
monochromatic
#5F231E #8D342C #BC453B #CF6E65 #DD9A94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#BC453B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#BC453B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC453B
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC453B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC453B | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2943
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc453b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77e71',
500: '#bc453b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc453b; $custom-light: #d77e71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc453b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 69,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.651,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55256,
"c": 0.15546,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.15263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC453B
secondary
#8AC4C9
accent
#D1DC4C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A