#BC3828#BC3828

#BC3828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3828
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 40)
HSL	hsl(6, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 51.87, 39.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 65.32, 37.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1478 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.171 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5388, 13.6763, 3.4601)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3828 #28ACBC

analogous

#BC2862 #BC3828 #BC8228

triadic

#BC3828 #28BC38 #3828BC

tetradic

#BC3828 #62BC28 #28ACBC #8228BC

square

#BC3828 #62BC28 #28ACBC #8228BC

split-complementary

#BC3828 #28BC82 #2862BC

monochromatic

#571A13 #8A291D #BC3828 #D85849 #E3877B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC3828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#BC3828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3828

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3828	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97763',
    500: '#bc3828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3828;
$custom-light: #d97763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.486,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53508,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3828

secondary

#75C2CB

accent

#D6E840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3828

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

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