#BC3436#BC3436

#BC3436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.173 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3436
RGBrgb(188, 52, 54)
HSLhsl(359, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(359, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72.3%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.39, 53.95, 31.31)
CIE-LCHlch(43.39, 62.38, 30.13°)
OKLaboklab(53.28% 0.1572 0.0718)
OKLCHoklch(53.28% 0.173 24.5)
XYZxyz(22.6354, 13.4171, 4.8872)
Luminance0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3436 #34BCBA
analogous
#BC347A #BC3436 #BC7634
triadic
#BC3436 #36BC34 #3436BC
tetradic
#BC3436 #7ABC34 #34BCBA #7634BC
square
#BC3436 #7ABC34 #34BCBA #7634BC
split-complementary
#BC3436 #34BC76 #347ABC
monochromatic
#5C191A #8C2728 #BC3436 #D25B5D #DF8B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70
#BC3436 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68
#BC3436 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3436
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3436#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC34361.005.703.685.70
#FFFFFF5.701.0021.001.00
#0000003.6821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.701.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5435
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7131
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.173 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8756d',
    500: '#bc3436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3436;
$custom-light: #d8756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53277,
    "c": 0.17282,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3436
secondary
#83C9C8
accent
#E0DE48
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

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#BC3436 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva