#BC3727#BC3727

#BC3727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.172 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3727
RGBrgb(188, 55, 39)
HSLhsl(6, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(6, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.7%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.62, 52.22, 40.08)
CIE-LCHlch(43.62, 65.83, 37.51°)
OKLaboklab(53.39% 0.1487 0.0872)
OKLCHoklch(53.39% 0.172 30.4)
XYZxyz(22.4741, 13.5737, 3.3557)
Luminance0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3727 #27ACBC
analogous
#BC2762 #BC3727 #BC8227
triadic
#BC3727 #27BC37 #3727BC
tetradic
#BC3727 #62BC27 #27ACBC #8227BC
square
#BC3727 #62BC27 #27ACBC #8227BC
split-complementary
#BC3727 #27BC82 #2762BC
monochromatic
#571912 #89281C #BC3727 #D95747 #E3857A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65
#BC3727 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71
#BC3727 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3727
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3727#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC37271.005.653.715.65
#FFFFFF5.651.0021.001.00
#0000003.7121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.651.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7221
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.172 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97663',
    500: '#bc3727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3727;
$custom-light: #d97663;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.443,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53393,
    "c": 0.17232,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3727
secondary
#73C2CB
accent
#D6E93F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3727

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#BC3727 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva