#BC404E#BC404E

#BC404E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC404E
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 78)
HSL	hsl(353, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(353, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 58.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 50.67, 19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 54.29, 21.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1515 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.159 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9498, 14.9114, 8.8233)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC404E #40BCAE

analogous

#BC408C #BC404E #BC7040

triadic

#BC404E #4EBC40 #404EBC

tetradic

#BC404E #8CBC40 #40BCAE #7040BC

square

#BC404E #8CBC40 #40BCAE #7040BC

split-complementary

#BC404E #40BC70 #408CBC

monochromatic

#612128 #8E303B #BC404E #CD6C77 #DD9AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BC404E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BC404E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC404E

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC404E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC404E	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F754B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc404e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c7f',
    500: '#bc404e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc404e;
$custom-light: #d67c7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc404e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.226,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54996,
    "c": 0.15888,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC404E

secondary

#8FC9C2

accent

#D9C94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC404E

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

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