#BC3D23#BC3D23

#BC3D23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.168 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3D23
RGB	rgb(188, 61, 35)
HSL	hsl(10, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(10, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 49.71, 42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 65.72, 40.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1401 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.168 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7138, 14.1536, 3.1257)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3D23 #23A2BC

analogous

#BC2355 #BC3D23 #BC8923

triadic

#BC3D23 #23BC3D #3D23BC

tetradic

#BC3D23 #55BC23 #23A2BC #8923BC

square

#BC3D23 #55BC23 #23A2BC #8923BC

split-complementary

#BC3D23 #23BC89 #2355BC

monochromatic

#551C10 #882C19 #BC3D23 #DC5B41 #E58774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BC3D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BC3D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3D23

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3D23	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 61, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.168 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97960',
    500: '#bc3d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3d23;
$custom-light: #d97960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.196,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54009,
    "c": 0.16772,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3D23

secondary

#6FBCCC

accent

#CEEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3D23

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

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