#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
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 61)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 54.31, 27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 60.76, 26.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1598 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.172 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8118, 13.4877, 5.8162)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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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
##BC343D	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

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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