#BC463C#BC463C

#BC463C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.154 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC463C
RGB	rgb(188, 70, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 46.90, 31.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 56.28, 33.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1362 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.154 28)
XYZ	xyz(23.7472, 15.4012, 5.9963)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC463C #3CB2BC

analogous

#BC3C72 #BC463C #BC863C

triadic

#BC463C #3CBC46 #463CBC

tetradic

#BC463C #72BC3C #3CB2BC #863CBC

square

#BC463C #72BC3C #3CB2BC #863CBC

split-complementary

#BC463C #3CBC86 #3C72BC

monochromatic

#5F231E #8E352D #BC463C #CE6F67 #DD9B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BC463C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BC463C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC463C

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC463C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC463C	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc463c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 70, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.154 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f72',
    500: '#bc463c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc463c;
$custom-light: #d77f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc463c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.688,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55397,
    "c": 0.15424,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.15398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC463C

secondary

#8BC4C9

accent

#D0DB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC463C

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

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