#BC3838#BC3838

#BC3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.169 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3838
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 52.55, 30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 60.91, 30.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1532 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.169 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8695, 13.8086, 5.2017)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3838 #38BCBC

analogous

#BC387A #BC3838 #BC7A38

triadic

#BC3838 #38BC38 #3838BC

tetradic

#BC3838 #7ABC38 #38BCBC #7A38BC

square

#BC3838 #7ABC38 #38BCBC #7A38BC

split-complementary

#BC3838 #38BC7A #387ABC

monochromatic

#5E1C1C #8D2A2A #BC3838 #D06161 #DE9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#BC3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#BC3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3838

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3838	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.169 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776f',
    500: '#bc3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3838;
$custom-light: #d8776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53713,
    "c": 0.16886,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3838

secondary

#87C9C9

accent

#DDDD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3838

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

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