#BC3020#BC3020

#BC3020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3020
RGB	rgb(188, 48, 32)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 83%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 54.55, 42.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 69.33, 38.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1546 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.179 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0594, 12.9130, 2.6972)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3020 #20ACBC

analogous

#BC205E #BC3020 #BC7E20

triadic

#BC3020 #20BC30 #3020BC

tetradic

#BC3020 #5EBC20 #20ACBC #7E20BC

square

#BC3020 #5EBC20 #20ACBC #7E20BC

split-complementary

#BC3020 #20BC7E #205EBC

monochromatic

#53150E #882317 #BC3020 #DE4C3B #E77C70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BC3020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BC3020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3020

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3020	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B511C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7018

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 48, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da735e',
    500: '#bc3020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3020;
$custom-light: #da735e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52638,
    "c": 0.17923,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3020

secondary

#6BC3CD

accent

#DBEE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3020

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

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