#BC3819#BC3819

#BC3819 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.174 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3819
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 25)
HSL	hsl(11, 77%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 87%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 86.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 51.44, 47.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 69.69, 42.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.1438 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.174 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3314, 13.5934, 2.3674)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3819 #199DBC

analogous

#BC194C #BC3819 #BC8A19

triadic

#BC3819 #19BC38 #3819BC

tetradic

#BC3819 #4CBC19 #199DBC #8A19BC

square

#BC3819 #4CBC19 #199DBC #8A19BC

split-complementary

#BC3819 #19BC8A #194CBC

monochromatic

#50180B #862812 #BC3819 #E3512F #EB7E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BC3819 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC3819 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3819

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3819	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3819	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605413

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807210

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3819;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.174 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da775a',
    500: '#bc3819',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3819;
$custom-light: #da775a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3819",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.411,
    "s": 76.526,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53379,
    "c": 0.1737,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3819

secondary

#61BACF

accent

#CFF335

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3819

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

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