HEX atlas value

#BC462F

#BC462F is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 70, 47, HSL 10, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.1528, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BC462F Sample readable text

HEX #BC462F

RGB rgb(188, 70, 47)

HSL hsl(10 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 63, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.1528

Contrast Black 4.06:1White 5.18:1

CSS

--color-bc462f: #BC462F;
.background-bc462f { background-color: #BC462F; }
.text-bc462f { color: #BC462F; }

Luminance0.1528

Black text4.06:1AA Fail

White text5.18:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BC462F","rgb":[188,70,47],"hsl":[10,60,46],"cmyk":[0,63,75,26],"luminance":0.1528,"contrast":{"black":4.06,"white":5.18}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#722B1D","hex":"#722B1D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DA7E6C","hex":"#DA7E6C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.18,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2FA4BC","hex":"#2FA4BC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#BC8D2F","hex":"#BC8D2F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.99,"contrastWhite":3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Persian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bc462f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2FA4BC","analogous":["#BC2F5E","#BC8D2F"],"triadic":["#2FBC46","#462FBC"],"tetradic":["#5EBC2F","#2FA4BC","#8D2FBC"],"splitComplementary":["#2FBC8D","#2F5EBC"],"monochromatic":["#DA7E6C","#BC462F","#722B1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DA7E6C","dark":"#722B1D","saturated":"#D53515","desaturated":"#A25849","pastel":"#D69F94","neon":"#FF3C14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":30.528675044947494},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":33.74907406137241},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":36.578682316343766}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BC462F

#BC462F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BC462F is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 188, 70, and 47, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg with 60% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1528, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.06:1AA Fail

White text5.18:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BC462F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.06:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.18:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#722B1D#FFFFFF text · best 10.11:1#722B1D

#DA7E6C#000000 text · best 7.18:1#DA7E6C

#2FA4BC#000000 text · best 7.16:1#2FA4BC

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

#BC8D2F#000000 text · best 6.99:1#BC8D2F

Generated Palette

#BC462F#BC462F

#2FA4BC#2FA4BC

#BC2F5E#BC2F5E

#BC8D2F#BC8D2F

#DA7E6C#DA7E6C

#722B1D#722B1D

Color Harmonies

#2FA4BC#2FA4BC

#BC2F5E#BC2F5E

#BC8D2F#BC8D2F

#2FBC46#2FBC46

#462FBC#462FBC

Variants

#DA7E6C#DA7E6C

#722B1D#722B1D

#D53515#D53515

#A25849#A25849

#D69F94#D69F94

#FF3C14#FF3C14

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

Rust#B7410E

Brown#A52A2A

#BC462F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BC462F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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