#BC405E#BC405E

#BC405E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.160 H 9.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC405E
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 94)
HSL	hsl(345, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(345, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 50%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 51.96, 10.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 52.95, 11.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1578 0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.16 9.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5948, 15.1695, 12.2204)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC405E #40BC9E

analogous

#BC409C #BC405E #BC6040

triadic

#BC405E #5EBC40 #405EBC

tetradic

#BC405E #9CBC40 #40BC9E #6040BC

square

#BC405E #9CBC40 #40BC9E #6040BC

split-complementary

#BC405E #40BC60 #409CBC

monochromatic

#612130 #8E3047 #BC405E #CD6C84 #DD9AAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC405E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC405E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC405E

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC405E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC405E	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5D5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D765B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc405e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.160 9.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c8b',
    500: '#bc405e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc405e;
$custom-light: #d67c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc405e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.484,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55374,
    "c": 0.15992,
    "h": 9.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC405E

secondary

#8FC9BB

accent

#D9B74F

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEF0

border

#D4C9CB

text

#150A0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC405E

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

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