#BC1F3B#BC1F3B
#BC1F3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.189 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC1F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 31, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 84%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 83.5%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.20, 60.54, 25.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.20, 65.74, 22.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.68% 0.1793 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.68% 0.189 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0210, 11.9906, 5.2918) |
| Luminance | 0.1199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.82
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.34
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.80
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.95
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.29
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC1F3B #1FBCA0
analogous
#BC1F8A #BC1F3B #BC511F
triadic
#BC1F3B #3BBC1F #1F3BBC
tetradic
#BC1F3B #8ABC1F #1FBCA0 #511FBC
square
#BC1F3B #8ABC1F #1FBCA0 #511FBC
split-complementary
#BC1F3B #1FBC51 #1F8ABC
monochromatic
#530E1A #87162B #BC1F3B #DE3A57 #E76E84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.18
#BC1F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#BC1F3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC1F3B
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC1F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC1F3B | 1.00 | 6.18 | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514C3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc1f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 31, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.189 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96d70',
500: '#bc1f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc1f3b; $custom-light: #d96d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc1f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 31,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.299,
"s": 71.689,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51681,
"c": 0.1891,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.11987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC1F3B
secondary
#69CDBC
accent
#EECE39
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A