#BC362B#BC362B

#BC362B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.173 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC362B
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 43)
HSL	hsl(5, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, 52.74, 37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 64.89, 35.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1511 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.173 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4968, 13.5075, 3.7077)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC362B #2BB1BC

analogous

#BC2B68 #BC362B #BC7F2B

triadic

#BC362B #2BBC36 #362BBC

tetradic

#BC362B #68BC2B #2BB1BC #7F2BBC

square

#BC362B #68BC2B #2BB1BC #7F2BBC

split-complementary

#BC362B #2BBC7F #2B68BC

monochromatic

#581914 #8A2820 #BC362B #D6584E #E28780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#BC362B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BC362B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC362B

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC362B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC362B	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc362b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.173 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97665',
    500: '#bc362b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc362b;
$custom-light: #d97665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc362b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.552,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53334,
    "c": 0.17255,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC362B

secondary

#78C4CB

accent

#D9E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC362B

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

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