#BC3923#BC3923

#BC3923 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.171 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3923
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 35)
HSL	hsl(9, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 51.32, 42.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 66.58, 39.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1451 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.171 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5082, 13.7424, 3.0572)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3923 #23A6BC

analogous

#BC235A #BC3923 #BC8523

triadic

#BC3923 #23BC39 #3923BC

tetradic

#BC3923 #5ABC23 #23A6BC #8523BC

square

#BC3923 #5ABC23 #23A6BC #8523BC

split-complementary

#BC3923 #23BC85 #235ABC

monochromatic

#551A10 #882919 #BC3923 #DC5741 #E58474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BC3923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BC3923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3923

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3923	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)

#60551F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.171 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97760',
    500: '#bc3923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3923;
$custom-light: #d97760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.627,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53566,
    "c": 0.17124,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3923

secondary

#6FBFCC

accent

#D2EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3923

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

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