#BC4039#BC4039

#BC4039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.161 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4039
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 57)
HSL	hsl(3, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 49.36, 31.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 58.64, 32.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1434 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.161 27)
XYZ	xyz(23.3134, 14.6569, 5.4716)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4039 #39B5BC

analogous

#BC3973 #BC4039 #BC8139

triadic

#BC4039 #39BC40 #4039BC

tetradic

#BC4039 #73BC39 #39B5BC #8139BC

square

#BC4039 #73BC39 #39B5BC #8139BC

split-complementary

#BC4039 #39BC81 #3973BC

monochromatic

#5E201D #8D302B #BC4039 #D06863 #DE9692

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#BC4039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BC4039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4039

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4039	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE203F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.161 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b70',
    500: '#bc4039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4039;
$custom-light: #d87b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.206,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54619,
    "c": 0.16088,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4039

secondary

#88C5C9

accent

#D5DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4039

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

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