#BC382A#BC382A

#BC382A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.171 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC382A
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 42)
HSL	hsl(6, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 51.94, 38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 64.73, 36.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% 0.1484 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.171 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5737, 13.6903, 3.6439)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC382A #2AAEBC

analogous

#BC2A65 #BC382A #BC812A

triadic

#BC382A #2ABC38 #382ABC

tetradic

#BC382A #65BC2A #2AAEBC #812ABC

square

#BC382A #65BC2A #2AAEBC #812ABC

split-complementary

#BC382A #2ABC81 #2A65BC

monochromatic

#581A14 #8A291F #BC382A #D7594C #E2887E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BC382A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC382A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC382A

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC382A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC382A	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)

#5F5527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0336

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc382a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.171 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97765',
    500: '#bc382a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc382a;
$custom-light: #d97765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc382a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.753,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5353,
    "c": 0.17095,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC382A

secondary

#77C3CB

accent

#D7E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC382A

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

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