#BC3E3D#BC3E3D
#BC3E3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.162 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3E3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 62, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.91, 50.42, 28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.91, 58.16, 29.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.45% 0.1475 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.45% 0.162 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3064, 14.4769, 5.9810) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.54
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.05
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.23
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.85
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.43
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3E3D #3DBBBC
analogous
#BC3D7C #BC3E3D #BC7E3D
triadic
#BC3E3D #3DBC3E #3E3DBC
tetradic
#BC3E3D #7CBC3D #3DBBBC #7E3DBC
square
#BC3E3D #7CBC3D #3DBBBC #7E3DBC
split-complementary
#BC3E3D #3DBC7E #3D7CBC
monochromatic
#60201F #8E2F2E #BC3E3D #CE6968 #DD9796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#BC3E3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#BC3E3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3E3D
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3E3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3E3D | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807439
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1D3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3e3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.162 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77a72',
500: '#bc3e3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3e3d; $custom-light: #d77a72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3e3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 62,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.472,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54449,
"c": 0.16231,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.14474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3E3D
secondary
#8CC8C9
accent
#D9DA4D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B