#BC383D#BC383D

#BC383D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.168 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC383D
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 61)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, 52.81, 27.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 59.74, 27.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1551 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.168 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9980, 13.8600, 5.8782)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC383D #38BCB7

analogous

#BC387F #BC383D #BC7538

triadic

#BC383D #3DBC38 #383DBC

tetradic

#BC383D #7FBC38 #38BCB7 #7538BC

square

#BC383D #7FBC38 #38BCB7 #7538BC

split-complementary

#BC383D #38BC75 #387FBC

monochromatic

#5E1C1E #8D2A2E #BC383D #D06165 #DE9093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#BC383D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#BC383D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC383D

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC383D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC383D	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D563C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7239

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0E3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc383d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.168 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87772',
    500: '#bc383d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc383d;
$custom-light: #d87772;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc383d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.727,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53793,
    "c": 0.1683,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC383D

secondary

#87C9C6

accent

#DDD84A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC383D

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

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