#BC3827#BC3827

#BC3827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3827
RGBrgb(188, 56, 39)
HSLhsl(7, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(7, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.2%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.76, 51.84, 40.22)
CIE-LCHlch(43.76, 65.61, 37.81°)
OKLaboklab(53.5% 0.1475 0.0875)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.171 30.7)
XYZxyz(22.5220, 13.6696, 3.3717)
Luminance0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3827 #27ABBC
analogous
#BC2760 #BC3827 #BC8327
triadic
#BC3827 #27BC38 #3827BC
tetradic
#BC3827 #60BC27 #27ABBC #8327BC
square
#BC3827 #60BC27 #27ABBC #8327BC
split-complementary
#BC3827 #27BC83 #2760BC
monochromatic
#571A12 #89291C #BC3827 #D95847 #E3867A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63
#BC3827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73
#BC3827 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3827
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3827#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC38271.005.633.735.63
#FFFFFF5.631.0021.001.00
#0000003.7321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.631.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5524
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807221
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0135
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97763',
    500: '#bc3827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3827;
$custom-light: #d97763;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.846,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53498,
    "c": 0.17144,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3827
secondary
#73C1CB
accent
#D5E93F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3827

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#BC3827 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva