#BC453C#BC453C

#BC453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC453C
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 60)
HSL	hsl(4, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 47.35, 30.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 56.55, 33.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1376 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.155 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6852, 15.2771, 5.9757)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC453C #3CB3BC

analogous

#BC3C73 #BC453C #BC853C

triadic

#BC453C #3CBC45 #453CBC

tetradic

#BC453C #73BC3C #3CB3BC #853CBC

square

#BC453C #73BC3C #3CB3BC #853CBC

split-complementary

#BC453C #3CBC85 #3C73BC

monochromatic

#5F231E #8E342D #BC453C #CE6E67 #DD9A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC453C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC453C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC453C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC453C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC453C	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)

#655D3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc453c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e72',
    500: '#bc453c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc453c;
$custom-light: #d77e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc453c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.219,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55271,
    "c": 0.15528,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC453C

secondary

#8BC4C9

accent

#D1DB4D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC453C

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

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