#BC3C1D#BC3C1D

#BC3C1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.170 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3C1D
RGB	rgb(188, 60, 29)
HSL	hsl(12, 73%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 85%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 84.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 49.95, 45.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 67.71, 42.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1398 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.17 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5793, 14.0152, 2.6784)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3C1D #1D9DBC

analogous

#BC1D4E #BC3C1D #BC8B1D

triadic

#BC3C1D #1DBC3C #3C1DBC

tetradic

#BC3C1D #4EBC1D #1D9DBC #8B1DBC

square

#BC3C1D #4EBC1D #1D9DBC #8B1DBC

split-complementary

#BC3C1D #1DBC8B #1D4EBC

monochromatic

#521A0D #872B15 #BC3C1D #E05736 #E8846B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BC3C1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BC3C1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3C1D

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3C1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3C1D	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)

#625717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817316

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0E36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3c1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 60, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.170 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9795d',
    500: '#bc3c1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3c1d;
$custom-light: #d9795d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3c1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.698,
    "s": 73.272,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53846,
    "c": 0.16966,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3C1D

secondary

#67BACE

accent

#CCF038

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3C1D

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

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