#BC3535#BC3535

#BC3535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.172 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3535
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 53.54, 32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 62.39, 30.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1557 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.172 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.6573, 13.4980, 4.7798)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3535 #35BCBC

analogous

#BC3579 #BC3535 #BC7935

triadic

#BC3535 #35BC35 #3535BC

tetradic

#BC3535 #79BC35 #35BCBC #7935BC

square

#BC3535 #79BC35 #35BCBC #7935BC

split-complementary

#BC3535 #35BC79 #3579BC

monochromatic

#5D1A1A #8C2828 #BC3535 #D15D5D #DF8D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BC3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BC3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3535

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3535	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)

#5C5434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7130

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.172 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8766c',
    500: '#bc3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3535;
$custom-light: #d8766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53362,
    "c": 0.17202,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3535

secondary

#84C9C9

accent

#DFDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3535

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

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