#BC372C#BC372C

#BC372C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.172 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC372C
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 44)
HSL	hsl(5, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 52.40, 37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 64.38, 35.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% 0.1502 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.172 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5624, 13.6090, 3.8212)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC372C #2CB1BC

analogous

#BC2C69 #BC372C #BC7F2C

triadic

#BC372C #2CBC37 #372CBC

tetradic

#BC372C #69BC2C #2CB1BC #7F2CBC

square

#BC372C #69BC2C #2CB1BC #7F2CBC

split-complementary

#BC372C #2CBC7F #2C69BC

monochromatic

#591A15 #8A2820 #BC372C #D65A4F #E18881

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BC372C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC372C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC372C

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC372C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC372C	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7227

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc372c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.172 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97666',
    500: '#bc372c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc372c;
$custom-light: #d97666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc372c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.583,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53448,
    "c": 0.17151,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC372C

secondary

#79C4CA

accent

#D9E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC372C

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

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