#BC462B#BC462B

#BC462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.158 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC462B
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 46.10, 40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 61.28, 41.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1304 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.158 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3678, 15.2494, 3.9980)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC462B #2BA1BC

analogous

#BC2B59 #BC462B #BC8E2B

triadic

#BC462B #2BBC46 #462BBC

tetradic

#BC462B #59BC2B #2BA1BC #8E2BBC

square

#BC462B #59BC2B #2BA1BC #8E2BBC

split-complementary

#BC462B #2BBC8E #2B59BC

monochromatic

#582114 #8A3320 #BC462B #D6674E #E29280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BC462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC462B

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC462B	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.158 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e66',
    500: '#bc462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc462b;
$custom-light: #d87e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.172,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.15784,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC462B

secondary

#78BBCB

accent

#C7E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC462B

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

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