#BC3E42#BC3E42

#BC3E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.162 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3E42
RGB	rgb(188, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, 50.70, 26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 57.03, 27.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1494 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.162 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4474, 14.5333, 6.7237)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3E42 #3EBCB8

analogous

#BC3E81 #BC3E42 #BC793E

triadic

#BC3E42 #42BC3E #3E42BC

tetradic

#BC3E42 #81BC3E #3EBCB8 #793EBC

square

#BC3E42 #81BC3E #3EBCB8 #793EBC

split-complementary

#BC3E42 #3EBC79 #3E81BC

monochromatic

#602022 #8E2F32 #BC3E42 #CE6A6D #DD989A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BC3E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BC3E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3E42

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3E42	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.162 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77a76',
    500: '#bc3e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3e42;
$custom-light: #d77a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.095,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54533,
    "c": 0.16175,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3E42

secondary

#8DC9C7

accent

#DAD54E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3E42

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

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