#BC3527#BC3527
#BC3527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.174 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3527 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 53, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 66%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 79.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.34, 52.98, 39.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.34, 66.26, 36.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.19% 0.151 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.19% 0.174 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3810, 13.3875, 3.3246) |
| Luminance | 0.1338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.28
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.58
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.63
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3527 #27AEBC
analogous
#BC2763 #BC3527 #BC8027
triadic
#BC3527 #27BC35 #3527BC
tetradic
#BC3527 #63BC27 #27AEBC #8027BC
square
#BC3527 #63BC27 #27AEBC #8027BC
split-complementary
#BC3527 #27BC80 #2763BC
monochromatic
#571812 #89271C #BC3527 #D95547 #E3847A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#BC3527 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#BC3527 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3527
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3527 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3527 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7121
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3527; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.174 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97562',
500: '#bc3527',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3527; $custom-light: #d97562; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3527",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 53,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.638,
"s": 65.639,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53188,
"c": 0.17405,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.13384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3527
secondary
#73C3CB
accent
#D9E93F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170905
muted
#857B79