#BC322C#BC322C

#BC322C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.176 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC322C
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 44)
HSL	hsl(3, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, 54.24, 36.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 65.48, 34.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.156 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.176 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3369, 13.1579, 3.7460)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC322C #2CB6BC

analogous

#BC2C6E #BC322C #BC7A2C

triadic

#BC322C #2CBC32 #322CBC

tetradic

#BC322C #6EBC2C #2CB6BC #7A2CBC

square

#BC322C #6EBC2C #2CB6BC #7A2CBC

split-complementary

#BC322C #2CBC7A #2C6EBC

monochromatic

#591815 #8A2520 #BC322C #D6554F #E18581

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#BC322C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#BC322C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC322C

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC322C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC322C	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B522A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7026

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc322c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.176 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97466',
    500: '#bc322c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc322c;
$custom-light: #d97466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc322c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5295,
    "c": 0.17587,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC322C

secondary

#79C7CA

accent

#DEE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC322C

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

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