#BC402C#BC402C

#BC402C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.163 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC402C
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 44)
HSL	hsl(8, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 48.77, 38.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 62.33, 38.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1389 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.163 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0296, 14.5434, 3.9769)
Luminance	0.1454 (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

#BC402C #2CA8BC

analogous

#BC2C60 #BC402C #BC882C

triadic

#BC402C #2CBC40 #402CBC

tetradic

#BC402C #60BC2C #2CA8BC #882CBC

square

#BC402C #60BC2C #2CA8BC #882CBC

split-complementary

#BC402C #2CBC88 #2C60BC

monochromatic

#591E15 #8A2F20 #BC402C #D6624F #E18E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#BC402C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BC402C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC402C

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC402C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC402C	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1D3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc402c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.163 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b66',
    500: '#bc402c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc402c;
$custom-light: #d87b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc402c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.333,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54449,
    "c": 0.16326,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC402C

secondary

#79BFCA

accent

#CFE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC402C

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

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