#BC343D#BC343D

#BC343D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.172 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC343D
RGBrgb(188, 52, 61)
HSLhsl(356, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(356, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72.3%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.49, 54.31, 27.25)
CIE-LCHlch(43.49, 60.76, 26.64°)
OKLaboklab(53.39% 0.1598 0.0639)
OKLCHoklch(53.39% 0.172 21.8)
XYZxyz(22.8118, 13.4877, 5.8162)
Luminance0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC343D #34BCB3
analogous
#BC3481 #BC343D #BC6F34
triadic
#BC343D #3DBC34 #343DBC
tetradic
#BC343D #81BC34 #34BCB3 #6F34BC
square
#BC343D #81BC34 #34BCB3 #6F34BC
split-complementary
#BC343D #34BC6F #3481BC
monochromatic
#5C191E #8C272D #BC343D #D25B63 #DF8B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68
#BC343D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70
#BC343D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC343D
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC343D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC343D1.005.683.705.68
#FFFFFF5.681.0021.001.00
#0000003.7021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.681.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A543C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc343d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.172 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87572',
    500: '#bc343d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc343d;
$custom-light: #d87572;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc343d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.029,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53388,
    "c": 0.17212,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC343D
secondary
#83C9C5
accent
#E0D648
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC343D

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

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#BC343D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva