#BC372D#BC372D

#BC372D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC372D
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 45)
HSL	hsl(4, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 52.44, 36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 64.09, 35.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1506 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.171 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5815, 13.6166, 3.9214)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC372D #2DB2BC

analogous

#BC2D6A #BC372D #BC7E2D

triadic

#BC372D #2DBC37 #372DBC

tetradic

#BC372D #6ABC2D #2DB2BC #7E2DBC

square

#BC372D #6ABC2D #2DB2BC #7E2DBC

split-complementary

#BC372D #2DBC7E #2D6ABC

monochromatic

#591A15 #8B2921 #BC372D #D55A51 #E18982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BC372D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC372D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC372D

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC372D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC372D	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)

#5E552B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7228

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc372d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97667',
    500: '#bc372d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc372d;
$custom-light: #d97667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc372d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.196,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5346,
    "c": 0.17136,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC372D

secondary

#7BC5CA

accent

#D9E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC372D

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

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