#BC402B#BC402B

#BC402B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.163 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC402B
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 43)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, 48.73, 39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 62.63, 38.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1386 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.163 32)
XYZ	xyz(23.0110, 14.5359, 3.8791)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC402B #2BA7BC

analogous

#BC2B5E #BC402B #BC892B

triadic

#BC402B #2BBC40 #402BBC

tetradic

#BC402B #5EBC2B #2BA7BC #892BBC

square

#BC402B #5EBC2B #2BA7BC #892BBC

split-complementary

#BC402B #2BBC89 #2B5EBC

monochromatic

#581E14 #8A2F20 #BC402B #D6624E #E28E80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BC402B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BC402B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC402B

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC402B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC402B	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc402b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.163 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b66',
    500: '#bc402b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc402b;
$custom-light: #d87b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc402b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.69,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54438,
    "c": 0.16346,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.14533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC402B

secondary

#78BFCB

accent

#CEE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC402B

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

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