#BC3E27#BC3E27

#BC3E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E27
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 39)
HSL	hsl(9, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 49.43, 41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 64.29, 39.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1399 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.166 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8305, 14.2865, 3.4745)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E27 #27A5BC

analogous

#BC275A #BC3E27 #BC8927

triadic

#BC3E27 #27BC3E #3E27BC

tetradic

#BC3E27 #5ABC27 #27A5BC #8927BC

square

#BC3E27 #5ABC27 #27A5BC #8927BC

split-complementary

#BC3E27 #27BC89 #275ABC

monochromatic

#571D12 #892D1C #BC3E27 #D95E47 #E38A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BC3E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BC3E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E27

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E27	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)

#625823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF173A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97a63',
    500: '#bc3e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e27;
$custom-light: #d97a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.262,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54162,
    "c": 0.16607,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E27

secondary

#73BECB

accent

#CEE93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E27

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

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