#BC3935#BC3935

#BC3935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.168 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3935
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 71.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 52.02, 32.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 61.43, 32.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1509 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.168 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8473, 13.8780, 4.8432)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3935 #35B8BC

analogous

#BC3574 #BC3935 #BC7D35

triadic

#BC3935 #35BC39 #3935BC

tetradic

#BC3935 #74BC35 #35B8BC #7D35BC

square

#BC3935 #74BC35 #35B8BC #7D35BC

split-complementary

#BC3935 #35BC7D #3574BC

monochromatic

#5D1C1A #8C2B28 #BC3935 #D1605D #DF8F8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BC3935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BC3935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3935

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3935	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.168 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8786c',
    500: '#bc3935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3935;
$custom-light: #d8786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.778,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53775,
    "c": 0.16831,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3935

secondary

#84C7C9

accent

#DBDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3935

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

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