#BC3E3E#BC3E3E

#BC3E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.162 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E3E
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 62)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 50.47, 28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 57.92, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1479 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.162 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3336, 14.4877, 6.1242)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E3E #3EBCBC

analogous

#BC3E7D #BC3E3E #BC7D3E

triadic

#BC3E3E #3EBC3E #3E3EBC

tetradic

#BC3E3E #7DBC3E #3EBCBC #7D3EBC

square

#BC3E3E #7DBC3E #3EBCBC #7D3EBC

split-complementary

#BC3E3E #3EBC7D #3E7DBC

monochromatic

#602020 #8E2F2F #BC3E3E #CE6A6A #DD9898

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#BC3E3E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BC3E3E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E3E

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E3E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E3E	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e3e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.162 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77a73',
    500: '#bc3e3e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e3e;
$custom-light: #d77a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e3e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54465,
    "c": 0.16219,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E3E

secondary

#8DC9C9

accent

#DADA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E3E

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

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