#BC3943#BC3943

#BC3943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.167 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3943
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 67)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 52.77, 24.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 58.22, 24.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.1562 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.167 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2177, 14.0262, 6.7939)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3943 #39BCB2

analogous

#BC3984 #BC3943 #BC7039

triadic

#BC3943 #43BC39 #3943BC

tetradic

#BC3943 #84BC39 #39BCB2 #7039BC

square

#BC3943 #84BC39 #39BCB2 #7039BC

split-complementary

#BC3943 #39BC70 #3984BC

monochromatic

#5E1D22 #8D2B32 #BC3943 #D0636B #DE9297

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BC3943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BC3943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3943

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3943	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE143E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.167 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77877',
    500: '#bc3943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3943;
$custom-light: #d77877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.42,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54003,
    "c": 0.16682,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3943

secondary

#88C9C4

accent

#DDD24B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3943

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

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