#BC382C#BC382C

#BC382C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.171 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC382C
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 44)
HSL	hsl(5, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, 52.02, 37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 64.15, 35.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.149 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.171 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6104, 13.7050, 3.8372)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC382C #2CB0BC

analogous

#BC2C68 #BC382C #BC802C

triadic

#BC382C #2CBC38 #382CBC

tetradic

#BC382C #68BC2C #2CB0BC #802CBC

square

#BC382C #68BC2C #2CB0BC #802CBC

split-complementary

#BC382C #2CBC80 #2C68BC

monochromatic

#591A15 #8A2920 #BC382C #D65B4F #E18981

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#BC382C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC382C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC382C

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC382C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC382C	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7227

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc382c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.171 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97766',
    500: '#bc382c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc382c;
$custom-light: #d97766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc382c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53553,
    "c": 0.17062,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC382C

secondary

#79C4CA

accent

#D8E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC382C

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

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