#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
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 39)
HSL	hsl(7, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 51.84, 40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 65.61, 37.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1475 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.171 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5220, 13.6696, 3.3717)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##BC3827	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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