#BC3534#BC3534

#BC3534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.172 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3534
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 52)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 53.49, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 62.65, 31.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1553 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.172 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6345, 13.4889, 4.6599)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3534 #34BBBC

analogous

#BC3477 #BC3534 #BC7934

triadic

#BC3534 #34BC35 #3534BC

tetradic

#BC3534 #77BC34 #34BBBC #7934BC

square

#BC3534 #77BC34 #34BBBC #7934BC

split-complementary

#BC3534 #34BC79 #3477BC

monochromatic

#5C1A19 #8C2727 #BC3534 #D25C5B #DF8C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BC3534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BC3534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3534

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3534	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)

#5C5432

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.172 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8766c',
    500: '#bc3534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3534;
$custom-light: #d8766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.441,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53348,
    "c": 0.17215,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3534

secondary

#83C9C9

accent

#DFE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3534

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

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