#BC3E26#BC3E26

#BC3E26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E26
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 38)
HSL	hsl(10, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(10, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 49.39, 41.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 64.60, 40.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1397 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.166 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8141, 14.2799, 3.3884)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E26 #26A4BC

analogous

#BC2659 #BC3E26 #BC8926

triadic

#BC3E26 #26BC3E #3E26BC

tetradic

#BC3E26 #59BC26 #26A4BC #8926BC

square

#BC3E26 #59BC26 #26A4BC #8926BC

split-complementary

#BC3E26 #26BC89 #2659BC

monochromatic

#561C11 #892D1C #BC3E26 #DA5D46 #E48A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BC3E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BC3E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E26

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E26	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625822

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97a62',
    500: '#bc3e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e26;
$custom-light: #d97a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.6,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54152,
    "c": 0.16626,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E26

secondary

#72BDCC

accent

#CEE93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E26

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

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