#BC462E#BC462E
#BC462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC462E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 70, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 75.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.00, 46.22, 38.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.00, 60.35, 40.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.21% 0.1313 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.21% 0.157 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4249, 15.2722, 4.2986) |
| Luminance | 0.1527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.18
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.18
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.80
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.17
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC462E #2EA4BC
analogous
#BC2E5D #BC462E #BC8D2E
triadic
#BC462E #2EBC46 #462EBC
tetradic
#BC462E #5DBC2E #2EA4BC #8D2EBC
square
#BC462E #5DBC2E #2EA4BC #8D2EBC
split-complementary
#BC462E #2EBC8D #2E5DBC
monochromatic
#5A2116 #8B3422 #BC462E #D56852 #E19384
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#BC462E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#BC462E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC462E
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC462E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC462E | 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)
#675D2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84772A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2841
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc462e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87e68',
500: '#bc462e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc462e; $custom-light: #d87e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc462e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 70,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.141,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5521,
"c": 0.15716,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.15269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC462E
secondary
#7CBDCA
accent
#C9E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A