#BC3831#BC3831

#BC3831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.170 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3831
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 52.23, 34.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 62.75, 33.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1507 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.17 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7101, 13.7449, 4.3623)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3831 #31B5BC

analogous

#BC316F #BC3831 #BC7E31

triadic

#BC3831 #31BC38 #3831BC

tetradic

#BC3831 #6FBC31 #31B5BC #7E31BC

square

#BC3831 #6FBC31 #31B5BC #7E31BC

split-complementary

#BC3831 #31BC7E #316FBC

monochromatic

#5B1B18 #8B2A24 #BC3831 #D35D57 #E08C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BC3831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BC3831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3831

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3831	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0638

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.170 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776a',
    500: '#bc3831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3831;
$custom-light: #d8776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.022,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53615,
    "c": 0.16982,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3831

secondary

#7FC6CA

accent

#DAE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3831

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

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