#BC3223#BC3223

#BC3223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.177 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3223
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 35)
HSL	hsl(6, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(6, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 53.94, 41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 68.05, 37.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1532 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.177 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1857, 13.0974, 2.9497)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3223 #23ADBC

analogous

#BC2360 #BC3223 #BC7E23

triadic

#BC3223 #23BC32 #3223BC

tetradic

#BC3223 #60BC23 #23ADBC #7E23BC

square

#BC3223 #60BC23 #23ADBC #7E23BC

split-complementary

#BC3223 #23BC7E #2360BC

monochromatic

#551710 #882419 #BC3223 #DC5041 #E57F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#BC3223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BC3223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3223

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3223	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.177 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7460',
    500: '#bc3223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3223;
$custom-light: #da7460;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.882,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52854,
    "c": 0.17717,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3223

secondary

#6FC3CC

accent

#DAEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3223

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

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