#BC3B23#BC3B23

#BC3B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.169 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3B23
RGB	rgb(188, 59, 35)
HSL	hsl(9, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 50.52, 42.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 66.15, 40.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1426 0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.169 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6090, 13.9441, 3.0908)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3B23 #23A4BC

analogous

#BC2357 #BC3B23 #BC8723

triadic

#BC3B23 #23BC3B #3B23BC

tetradic

#BC3B23 #57BC23 #23A4BC #8723BC

square

#BC3B23 #57BC23 #23A4BC #8723BC

split-complementary

#BC3B23 #23BC87 #2357BC

monochromatic

#551B10 #882B19 #BC3B23 #DC5941 #E58674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#BC3B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BC3B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3B23

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3B23	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0C37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 59, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.169 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97860',
    500: '#bc3b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3b23;
$custom-light: #d97860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.412,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53784,
    "c": 0.16949,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3B23

secondary

#6FBECC

accent

#D0EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3B23

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

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