#BC3829#BC3829

#BC3829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3829
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 41)
HSL	hsl(6, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 51.91, 39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 65.03, 37.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1481 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.171 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5561, 13.6832, 3.5508)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3829 #29ADBC

analogous

#BC2964 #BC3829 #BC8129

triadic

#BC3829 #29BC38 #3829BC

tetradic

#BC3829 #64BC29 #29ADBC #8129BC

square

#BC3829 #64BC29 #29ADBC #8129BC

split-complementary

#BC3829 #29BC81 #2964BC

monochromatic

#581A13 #8A291E #BC3829 #D8594B #E3877D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC3829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC3829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3829

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3829	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5526

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7224

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0236

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97764',
    500: '#bc3829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3829;
$custom-light: #d97764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.122,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53519,
    "c": 0.17111,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3829

secondary

#76C2CB

accent

#D6E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3829

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

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