#BC363D#BC363D

#BC363D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.170 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC363D
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 61)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 53.57, 27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 60.25, 27.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1575 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.17 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9030, 13.6700, 5.8466)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC363D #36BCB5

analogous

#BC3680 #BC363D #BC7236

triadic

#BC363D #3DBC36 #363DBC

tetradic

#BC363D #80BC36 #36BCB5 #7236BC

square

#BC363D #80BC36 #36BCB5 #7236BC

split-complementary

#BC363D #36BC72 #3680BC

monochromatic

#5D1B1E #8C282E #BC363D #D15E64 #DF8E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC363D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#BC363D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC363D

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC363D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC363D	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C553C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7239

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE063A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc363d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.170 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87672',
    500: '#bc363d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc363d;
$custom-light: #d87672;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc363d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.866,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53587,
    "c": 0.17023,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC363D

secondary

#85C9C5

accent

#DFD749

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC363D

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

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