#BC3D3E#BC3D3E
#BC3D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.163 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 61, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.77, 50.88, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.77, 58.19, 29.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.35% 0.1492 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.35% 0.163 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2797, 14.3800, 6.1063) |
| Luminance | 0.1438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.37
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.28
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.90
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.43
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.16
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3D3E #3DBCBB
analogous
#BC3D7E #BC3D3E #BC7C3D
triadic
#BC3D3E #3EBC3D #3D3EBC
tetradic
#BC3D3E #7EBC3D #3DBCBB #7C3DBC
square
#BC3D3E #7EBC3D #3DBCBB #7C3DBC
split-complementary
#BC3D3E #3DBC7C #3D7EBC
monochromatic
#601F20 #8E2E2F #BC3D3E #CE6869 #DD9697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#BC3D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#BC3D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3D3E
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3D3E | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.88 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F743A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1B3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 61, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.163 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77a73',
500: '#bc3d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3d3e; $custom-light: #d77a73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 61,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.528,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54352,
"c": 0.16321,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.14377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3D3E
secondary
#8CC9C8
accent
#DAD94D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B