#BC3338#BC3338

#BC3338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.173 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3338
RGB	rgb(188, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 54.41, 30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 62.13, 28.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1591 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.174 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6392, 13.3480, 5.1250)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3338 #33BCB7

analogous

#BC337D #BC3338 #BC7333

triadic

#BC3338 #38BC33 #3338BC

tetradic

#BC3338 #7DBC33 #33BCB7 #7333BC

square

#BC3338 #7DBC33 #33BCB7 #7333BC

split-complementary

#BC3338 #33BC73 #337DBC

monochromatic

#5C191B #8C262A #BC3338 #D25A5E #DF8A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BC3338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BC3338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3338

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3338	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7134

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.173 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8756e',
    500: '#bc3338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3338;
$custom-light: #d8756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.81,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5321,
    "c": 0.1735,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3338

secondary

#81C9C7

accent

#E1DB47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3338

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

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