#BC462D#BC462D

#BC462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC462D
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 46.18, 39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 60.66, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.131 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.157 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4054, 15.2645, 4.1960)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC462D #2DA3BC

analogous

#BC2D5B #BC462D #BC8E2D

triadic

#BC462D #2DBC46 #462DBC

tetradic

#BC462D #5BBC2D #2DA3BC #8E2DBC

square

#BC462D #5BBC2D #2DA3BC #8E2DBC

split-complementary

#BC462D #2DBC8E #2D5BBC

monochromatic

#592115 #8B3421 #BC462D #D56851 #E19382

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BC462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BC462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC462D

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC462D	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)

#675D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e67',
    500: '#bc462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc462d;
$custom-light: #d87e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.49,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55199,
    "c": 0.15739,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC462D

secondary

#7BBCCA

accent

#C8E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC462D

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

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