#BC3B2C#BC3B2C
#BC3B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.168 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 59, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 76.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, 50.84, 38.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 63.47, 36.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.88% 0.1453 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.88% 0.168 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7602, 14.0045, 3.8871) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.98
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.06
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.67
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.00
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3B2C #2CADBC
analogous
#BC2C65 #BC3B2C #BC832C
triadic
#BC3B2C #2CBC3B #3B2CBC
tetradic
#BC3B2C #65BC2C #2CADBC #832CBC
square
#BC3B2C #65BC2C #2CADBC #832CBC
split-complementary
#BC3B2C #2CBC83 #2C65BC
monochromatic
#591C15 #8A2B20 #BC3B2C #D65D4F #E18B81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#BC3B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#BC3B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3B2C
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3B2C | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF1039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 59, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.168 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97866',
500: '#bc3b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3b2c; $custom-light: #d97866; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 59,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.25,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53877,
"c": 0.1679,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.14001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3B2C
secondary
#79C2CA
accent
#D4E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A