#BC3E34#BC3E34

#BC3E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.164 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E34
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 52)
HSL	hsl(4, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 49.96, 34.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 60.48, 34.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1442 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.164 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0840, 14.3879, 4.8098)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E34 #34B2BC

analogous

#BC346E #BC3E34 #BC8234

triadic

#BC3E34 #34BC3E #3E34BC

tetradic

#BC3E34 #6EBC34 #34B2BC #8234BC

square

#BC3E34 #6EBC34 #34B2BC #8234BC

split-complementary

#BC3E34 #34BC82 #346EBC

monochromatic

#5C1E19 #8C2E27 #BC3E34 #D2645B #DF928B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#BC3E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#BC3E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E34

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E34	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)

#615932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1A3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.164 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87a6c',
    500: '#bc3e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e34;
$custom-light: #d87a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.412,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54315,
    "c": 0.16368,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E34

secondary

#83C4C9

accent

#D5E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E34

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

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