#BC3023#BC3023

#BC3023 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.179 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3023
RGB	rgb(188, 48, 35)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 54.63, 41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 68.46, 37.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% 0.1554 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.179 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1020, 12.9301, 2.9218)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3023 #23AFBC

analogous

#BC2362 #BC3023 #BC7C23

triadic

#BC3023 #23BC30 #3023BC

tetradic

#BC3023 #62BC23 #23AFBC #7C23BC

square

#BC3023 #62BC23 #23AFBC #7C23BC

split-complementary

#BC3023 #23BC7C #2362BC

monochromatic

#551610 #882319 #BC3023 #DC4E41 #E57E74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BC3023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BC3023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3023

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3023	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 48, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.179 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7360',
    500: '#bc3023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3023;
$custom-light: #da7360;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.098,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52666,
    "c": 0.1788,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3023

secondary

#6FC4CC

accent

#DDEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3023

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

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