#BC3D3C#BC3D3C
#BC3D3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.163 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 61, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74, 50.77, 29.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.74, 58.66, 30.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.32% 0.1484 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.32% 0.163 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2258, 14.3584, 5.8225) |
| Luminance | 0.1436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.72
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.17
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.43
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.79
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.33
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3D3C #3CBBBC
analogous
#BC3C7B #BC3D3C #BC7D3C
triadic
#BC3D3C #3CBC3D #3D3CBC
tetradic
#BC3D3C #7BBC3C #3CBBBC #7D3CBC
square
#BC3D3C #7BBC3C #3CBBBC #7D3CBC
split-complementary
#BC3D3C #3CBC7D #3C7BBC
monochromatic
#5F1F1E #8E2E2D #BC3D3C #CE6867 #DD9695
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#BC3D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#BC3D3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3D3C
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3D3C | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1B3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 61, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.163 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87a72',
500: '#bc3d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3d3c; $custom-light: #d87a72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 61,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.469,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54319,
"c": 0.16346,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.14355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3D3C
secondary
#8BC8C9
accent
#DADB4D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B