#BC402A#BC402A

#BC402A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.164 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC402A
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 48.69, 39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 62.94, 39.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.1382 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.164 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9929, 14.5287, 3.7836)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC402A #2AA6BC

analogous

#BC2A5D #BC402A #BC892A

triadic

#BC402A #2ABC40 #402ABC

tetradic

#BC402A #5DBC2A #2AA6BC #892ABC

square

#BC402A #5DBC2A #2AA6BC #892ABC

split-complementary

#BC402A #2ABC89 #2A5DBC

monochromatic

#581E14 #8A2F1F #BC402A #D7614C #E28D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BC402A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BC402A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC402A

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC402A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC402A	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc402a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.164 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97b65',
    500: '#bc402a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc402a;
$custom-light: #d97b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc402a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.041,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54427,
    "c": 0.16365,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC402A

secondary

#77BECB

accent

#CEE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC402A

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

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