#BC404C#BC404C

#BC404C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC404C
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 76)
HSL	hsl(354, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 50.53, 20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 54.59, 22.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.1507 0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.159 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8792, 14.8832, 8.4514)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC404C #40BCB0

analogous

#BC408A #BC404C #BC7240

triadic

#BC404C #4CBC40 #404CBC

tetradic

#BC404C #8ABC40 #40BCB0 #7240BC

square

#BC404C #8ABC40 #40BCB0 #7240BC

split-complementary

#BC404C #40BC72 #408ABC

monochromatic

#612127 #8E303A #BC404C #CD6C76 #DD9AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BC404C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC404C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC404C

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC404C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC404C	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7549

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc404c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c7e',
    500: '#bc404c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc404c;
$custom-light: #d67c7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc404c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.194,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54954,
    "c": 0.15892,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC404C

secondary

#8FC9C3

accent

#D9CB4F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC404C

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

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