#BC462C#BC462C

#BC462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.158 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC462C
RGBrgb(188, 70, 44)
HSLhsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSVhsv(11, 77%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62.8%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(45.98, 46.14, 39.86)
CIE-LCHlch(45.98, 60.97, 40.82°)
OKLaboklab(55.19% 0.1307 0.0881)
OKLCHoklch(55.19% 0.158 34)
XYZxyz(23.3864, 15.2568, 4.0958)
Luminance0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC462C #2CA2BC
analogous
#BC2C5A #BC462C #BC8E2C
triadic
#BC462C #2CBC46 #462CBC
tetradic
#BC462C #5ABC2C #2CA2BC #8E2CBC
square
#BC462C #5ABC2C #2CA2BC #8E2CBC
split-complementary
#BC462C #2CBC8E #2C5ABC
monochromatic
#592115 #8A3420 #BC462C #D6684F #E19281

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18
#BC462C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05
#BC462C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC462C
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC462C#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC462C1.005.184.055.18
#FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00
#0000004.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847728
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2841
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.158 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e67',
    500: '#bc462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc462c;
$custom-light: #d87e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.833,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55188,
    "c": 0.15761,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.15254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC462C
secondary
#79BCCA
accent
#C8E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A

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#BC462C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva