#BC312C#BC312C

#BC312C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.177 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC312C
RGB	rgb(188, 49, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 54.59, 36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 65.69, 33.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1571 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.177 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2946, 13.0733, 3.7319)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC312C #2CB7BC

analogous

#BC2C6F #BC312C #BC792C

triadic

#BC312C #2CBC31 #312CBC

tetradic

#BC312C #6FBC2C #2CB7BC #792CBC

square

#BC312C #6FBC2C #2CB7BC #792CBC

split-complementary

#BC312C #2CBC79 #2C6FBC

monochromatic

#591715 #8A2420 #BC312C #D6544F #E18481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BC312C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BC312C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC312C

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC312C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC312C	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B522A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7026

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc312c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 49, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.177 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97466',
    500: '#bc312c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc312c;
$custom-light: #d97466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc312c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.083,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52856,
    "c": 0.17671,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC312C

secondary

#79C8CA

accent

#E0E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC312C

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

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