#BC403D#BC403D

#BC403D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.160 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC403D
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 61)
HSL	hsl(1, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 49.58, 29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 57.62, 30.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1448 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.16 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4172, 14.6984, 6.0180)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC403D #3DB9BC

analogous

#BC3D7A #BC403D #BC803D

triadic

#BC403D #3DBC40 #403DBC

tetradic

#BC403D #7ABC3D #3DB9BC #803DBC

square

#BC403D #7ABC3D #3DB9BC #803DBC

split-complementary

#BC403D #3DBC80 #3D7ABC

monochromatic

#60211F #8E302E #BC403D #CE6B68 #DD9896

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BC403D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BC403D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC403D

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC403D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC403D	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817539

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc403d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.160 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77b72',
    500: '#bc403d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc403d;
$custom-light: #d77b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc403d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.417,
    "s": 51.004,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5468,
    "c": 0.16028,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC403D

secondary

#8CC7C9

accent

#D7DA4D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC403D

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

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