#BC3736#BC3736

#BC3736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.170 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3736
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 52.84, 31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 61.66, 31.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1537 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.17 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7736, 13.6935, 4.9333)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3736 #36BBBC

analogous

#BC3678 #BC3736 #BC7A36

triadic

#BC3736 #36BC37 #3736BC

tetradic

#BC3736 #78BC36 #36BBBC #7A36BC

square

#BC3736 #78BC36 #36BBBC #7A36BC

split-complementary

#BC3736 #36BC7A #3678BC

monochromatic

#5D1B1B #8C2928 #BC3736 #D15F5E #DF8E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC3736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC3736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3736

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3736	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)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.170 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776d',
    500: '#bc3736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3736;
$custom-light: #d8776d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.448,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5358,
    "c": 0.17005,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3736

secondary

#85C9C9

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3736

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

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