#BC3E28#BC3E28

#BC3E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E28
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 40)
HSL	hsl(9, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 49.46, 40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 63.99, 39.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1402 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.166 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8473, 14.2932, 3.5629)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E28 #28A6BC

analogous

#BC285C #BC3E28 #BC8828

triadic

#BC3E28 #28BC3E #3E28BC

tetradic

#BC3E28 #5CBC28 #28A6BC #8828BC

square

#BC3E28 #5CBC28 #28A6BC #8828BC

split-complementary

#BC3E28 #28BC88 #285CBC

monochromatic

#571D13 #8A2D1D #BC3E28 #D85E49 #E38B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BC3E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BC3E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E28

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E28	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF173A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97a64',
    500: '#bc3e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e28;
$custom-light: #d97a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.919,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54172,
    "c": 0.16588,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E28

secondary

#75BECB

accent

#CFE840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E28

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

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