#BC3833#BC3833

#BC3833 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.170 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3833
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 72.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 52.31, 33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 62.20, 32.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.1514 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.17 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7533, 13.7621, 4.5896)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3833 #33B7BC

analogous

#BC3373 #BC3833 #BC7D33

triadic

#BC3833 #33BC38 #3833BC

tetradic

#BC3833 #73BC33 #33B7BC #7D33BC

square

#BC3833 #73BC33 #33B7BC #7D33BC

split-complementary

#BC3833 #33BC7D #3373BC

monochromatic

#5C1B19 #8C2A26 #BC3833 #D25E5A #DF8D8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BC3833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BC3833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3833

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3833	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)

#5E5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0738

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.170 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776b',
    500: '#bc3833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3833;
$custom-light: #d8776b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.19,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53641,
    "c": 0.16953,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3833

secondary

#81C7C9

accent

#DBE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3833

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

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