#BC4040#BC4040

#BC4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.160 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4040
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 49.75, 27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 56.91, 29.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.146 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.16 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5002, 14.7316, 6.4555)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4040 #40BCBC

analogous

#BC407E #BC4040 #BC7E40

triadic

#BC4040 #40BC40 #4040BC

tetradic

#BC4040 #7EBC40 #40BCBC #7E40BC

square

#BC4040 #7EBC40 #40BCBC #7E40BC

split-complementary

#BC4040 #40BC7E #407EBC

monochromatic

#612121 #8E3030 #BC4040 #CD6C6C #DD9A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BC4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4040

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4040	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.160 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77b75',
    500: '#bc4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4040;
$custom-light: #d77b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5473,
    "c": 0.15987,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4040

secondary

#8FC9C9

accent

#D9D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4040

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

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