#BC3523#BC3523

#BC3523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.175 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3523
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 35)
HSL	hsl(7, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(7, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 52.85, 41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 67.43, 38.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1498 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.175 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3182, 13.3624, 2.9938)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3523 #23AABC

analogous

#BC235D #BC3523 #BC8123

triadic

#BC3523 #23BC35 #3523BC

tetradic

#BC3523 #5DBC23 #23AABC #8123BC

square

#BC3523 #5DBC23 #23AABC #8123BC

split-complementary

#BC3523 #23BC81 #235DBC

monochromatic

#551810 #882619 #BC3523 #DC5341 #E58274

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BC3523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BC3523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3523

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3523	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D531F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.175 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97560',
    500: '#bc3523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3523;
$custom-light: #d97560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.059,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53149,
    "c": 0.17468,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3523

secondary

#6FC1CC

accent

#D7EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3523

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

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