#BC3938#BC3938

#BC3938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.168 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3938
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 52.16, 30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 60.67, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.152 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.168 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9185, 13.9065, 5.2180)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3938 #38BBBC

analogous

#BC3879 #BC3938 #BC7B38

triadic

#BC3938 #38BC39 #3938BC

tetradic

#BC3938 #79BC38 #38BBBC #7B38BC

square

#BC3938 #79BC38 #38BBBC #7B38BC

split-complementary

#BC3938 #38BC7B #3879BC

monochromatic

#5E1C1C #8D2B2A #BC3938 #D06261 #DE9190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BC3938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BC3938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3938

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3938	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.168 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8786f',
    500: '#bc3938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3938;
$custom-light: #d8786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.455,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53819,
    "c": 0.1679,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3938

secondary

#87C8C9

accent

#DCDD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3938

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

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