#BC3235#BC3235

#BC3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.175 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3235
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 54.62, 31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 63.10, 30.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1591 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.175 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5248, 13.2330, 4.7357)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3235 #32BCB9

analogous

#BC327A #BC3235 #BC7432

triadic

#BC3235 #35BC32 #3235BC

tetradic

#BC3235 #7ABC32 #32BCB9 #7432BC

square

#BC3235 #7ABC32 #32BCB9 #7432BC

split-complementary

#BC3235 #32BC74 #327ABC

monochromatic

#5B181A #8C2527 #BC3235 #D3585B #E0898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#BC3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#BC3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3235

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3235	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7130

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.175 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8746c',
    500: '#bc3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3235;
$custom-light: #d8746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.696,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5307,
    "c": 0.17472,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3235

secondary

#80C9C8

accent

#E1DE47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3235

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

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