#BC3434#BC3434

#BC3434 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.173 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3434
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 52)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 53.86, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 62.88, 31.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1565 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.173 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5894, 13.3987, 4.6449)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3434 #34BCBC

analogous

#BC3478 #BC3434 #BC7834

triadic

#BC3434 #34BC34 #3434BC

tetradic

#BC3434 #78BC34 #34BCBC #7834BC

square

#BC3434 #78BC34 #34BCBC #7834BC

split-complementary

#BC3434 #34BC78 #3478BC

monochromatic

#5C1919 #8C2727 #BC3434 #D25B5B #DF8B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#BC3434 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#BC3434 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3434

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3434	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3434	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5433

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3434;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.173 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8756c',
    500: '#bc3434',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3434;
$custom-light: #d8756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3434",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53248,
    "c": 0.17305,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3434

secondary

#83C9C9

accent

#E0E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3434

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

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