#BC3C29#BC3C29

#BC3C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.168 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3C29
RGBrgb(188, 60, 41)
HSLhsl(8, 64%, 45%)
HSVhsv(8, 78%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68.1%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(44.36, 50.32, 39.76)
CIE-LCHlch(44.36, 64.14, 38.32°)
OKLaboklab(53.96% 0.1431 0.0871)
OKLCHoklch(53.96% 0.168 31.3)
XYZxyz(22.7577, 14.0866, 3.6181)
Luminance0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3C29 #29A9BC
analogous
#BC2960 #BC3C29 #BC8529
triadic
#BC3C29 #29BC3C #3C29BC
tetradic
#BC3C29 #60BC29 #29A9BC #8529BC
square
#BC3C29 #60BC29 #29A9BC #8529BC
split-complementary
#BC3C29 #29BC85 #2960BC
monochromatic
#581C13 #8A2C1E #BC3C29 #D85D4B #E38A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50
#BC3C29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82
#BC3C29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3C29
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3C29#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC3C291.005.503.825.50
#FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#615726
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF1239
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 60, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.168 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97964',
    500: '#bc3c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3c29;
$custom-light: #d97964;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.755,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53955,
    "c": 0.16752,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3C29
secondary
#76C0CB
accent
#D2E741
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3C29

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#BC3C29 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva