#BC352C#BC352C
#BC352C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.173 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC352C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 53, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 76.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.39, 53.16, 37.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.39, 64.82, 34.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.24% 0.1526 0.0821) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.24% 0.173 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4694, 13.4229, 3.7901) |
| Luminance | 0.1342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.37
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.60
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.70
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC352C #2CB3BC
analogous
#BC2C6B #BC352C #BC7D2C
triadic
#BC352C #2CBC35 #352CBC
tetradic
#BC352C #6BBC2C #2CB3BC #7D2CBC
square
#BC352C #6BBC2C #2CB3BC #7D2CBC
split-complementary
#BC352C #2CBC7D #2C6BBC
monochromatic
#591915 #8A2720 #BC352C #D6584F #E18781
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#BC352C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#BC352C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC352C
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC352C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC352C | 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)
#5D542A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7127
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc352c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.173 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97666',
500: '#bc352c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc352c; $custom-light: #d97666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc352c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 53,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.75,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53244,
"c": 0.17328,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.13419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC352C
secondary
#79C5CA
accent
#DBE543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A