#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
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 53.95, 31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 62.38, 30.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1572 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.173 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6354, 13.4171, 4.8872)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##BC3436	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #BC3436

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

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