#BC3126#BC3126

#BC3126 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.178 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3126
RGB	rgb(188, 49, 38)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 54.38, 39.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 67.39, 36.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1552 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.178 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1898, 13.0314, 3.1803)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3126 #26B1BC

analogous

#BC2666 #BC3126 #BC7C26

triadic

#BC3126 #26BC31 #3126BC

tetradic

#BC3126 #66BC26 #26B1BC #7C26BC

square

#BC3126 #66BC26 #26B1BC #7C26BC

split-complementary

#BC3126 #26BC7C #2666BC

monochromatic

#561611 #89241C #BC3126 #DA5146 #E48079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#BC3126 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BC3126 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3126

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3126	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3126	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5223

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3126;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 49, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.178 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97462',
    500: '#bc3126',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3126;
$custom-light: #d97462;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3126",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.4,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52789,
    "c": 0.17756,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3126

secondary

#72C5CC

accent

#DDE93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3126

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

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