#BC312D#BC312D

#BC312D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.177 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC312D
RGB	rgb(188, 49, 45)
HSL	hsl(2, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 54.63, 35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 65.42, 33.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.1574 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.177 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3136, 13.0809, 3.8321)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC312D #2DB8BC

analogous

#BC2D71 #BC312D #BC782D

triadic

#BC312D #2DBC31 #312DBC

tetradic

#BC312D #71BC2D #2DB8BC #782DBC

square

#BC312D #71BC2D #2DB8BC #782DBC

split-complementary

#BC312D #2DBC78 #2D71BC

monochromatic

#591715 #8B2421 #BC312D #D55551 #E18582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BC312D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BC312D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC312D

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC312D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC312D	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B522B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc312d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 49, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.177 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97466',
    500: '#bc312d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc312d;
$custom-light: #d97466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc312d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.678,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52868,
    "c": 0.17657,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC312D

secondary

#7BC8CA

accent

#E0E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC312D

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

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