#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
RGBrgb(188, 56, 40)
HSLhsl(6, 65%, 45%)
HSVhsv(6, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.2%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.77, 51.87, 39.69)
CIE-LCHlch(43.77, 65.32, 37.42°)
OKLaboklab(53.51% 0.1478 0.0866)
OKLCHoklch(53.51% 0.171 30.4)
XYZxyz(22.5388, 13.6763, 3.4601)
Luminance0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##BC38281.005.623.735.62
#FFFFFF5.621.0021.001.00
#0000003.7321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.621.0021.001.00

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

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#BC3828 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva