#BC3129#BC3129

#BC3129 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.177 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3129
RGB	rgb(188, 49, 41)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 54.48, 38.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 66.54, 35.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1561 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.177 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2402, 13.0516, 3.4455)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3129 #29B4BC

analogous

#BC296B #BC3129 #BC7A29

triadic

#BC3129 #29BC31 #3129BC

tetradic

#BC3129 #6BBC29 #29B4BC #7A29BC

square

#BC3129 #6BBC29 #29B4BC #7A29BC

split-complementary

#BC3129 #29BC7A #296BBC

monochromatic

#581713 #8A241E #BC3129 #D8524B #E3827D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#BC3129 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BC3129 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3129

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3129	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3129	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)

#5B5227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3129;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 49, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.177 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97464',
    500: '#bc3129',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3129;
$custom-light: #d97464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3129",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.265,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52821,
    "c": 0.17713,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3129

secondary

#76C6CB

accent

#DEE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3129

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

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