#BC3D27#BC3D27

#BC3D27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.167 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3D27
RGBrgb(188, 61, 39)
HSLhsl(9, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(9, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.6%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(44.49, 49.84, 40.96)
CIE-LCHlch(44.49, 64.51, 39.42°)
OKLaboklab(54.05% 0.1412 0.0891)
OKLCHoklch(54.05% 0.167 32.2)
XYZxyz(22.7766, 14.1787, 3.4565)
Luminance0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3D27 #27A6BC
analogous
#BC275C #BC3D27 #BC8827
triadic
#BC3D27 #27BC3D #3D27BC
tetradic
#BC3D27 #5CBC27 #27A6BC #8827BC
square
#BC3D27 #5CBC27 #27A6BC #8827BC
split-complementary
#BC3D27 #27BC88 #275CBC
monochromatic
#571C12 #892D1C #BC3D27 #D95D47 #E38A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48
#BC3D27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83
#BC3D27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3D27
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3D27#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC3D271.005.483.835.48
#FFFFFF5.481.0021.001.00
#0000003.8321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.481.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#625723
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817422
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF1439
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3d27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 61, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.167 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97963',
    500: '#bc3d27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3d27;
$custom-light: #d97963;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3d27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.859,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54047,
    "c": 0.16698,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3D27
secondary
#73BECB
accent
#D0E93F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3D27

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#BC3D27 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva