#BC3735#BC3735

#BC3735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.170 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3735
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 52.79, 32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 61.92, 31.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1533 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.17 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7504, 13.6842, 4.8108)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3735 #35BABC

analogous

#BC3576 #BC3735 #BC7B35

triadic

#BC3735 #35BC37 #3735BC

tetradic

#BC3735 #76BC35 #35BABC #7B35BC

square

#BC3735 #76BC35 #35BABC #7B35BC

split-complementary

#BC3735 #35BC7B #3576BC

monochromatic

#5D1B1A #8C2928 #BC3735 #D15F5D #DF8E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC3735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC3735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3735

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3735	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5533

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.170 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776c',
    500: '#bc3735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3735;
$custom-light: #d8776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.889,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53565,
    "c": 0.17018,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3735

secondary

#84C8C9

accent

#DDDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3735

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

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