#BC342D#BC342D

#BC342D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.174 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC342D
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 45)
HSL	hsl(3, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 53.56, 36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 64.76, 34.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1541 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.174 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4433, 13.3402, 3.8753)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC342D #2DB5BC

analogous

#BC2D6D #BC342D #BC7B2D

triadic

#BC342D #2DBC34 #342DBC

tetradic

#BC342D #6DBC2D #2DB5BC #7B2DBC

square

#BC342D #6DBC2D #2DB5BC #7B2DBC

split-complementary

#BC342D #2DBC7B #2D6DBC

monochromatic

#591915 #8B2621 #BC342D #D55751 #E18782

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BC342D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BC342D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC342D

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC342D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC342D	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C532B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc342d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.174 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97567',
    500: '#bc342d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc342d;
$custom-light: #d97567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc342d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.937,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53156,
    "c": 0.174,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC342D

secondary

#7BC6CA

accent

#DDE443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC342D

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

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